- it underwent narrowing since what we now refer to as gif is one kind of what used to be "gif".
gif
object; acronym
acronym for Graphics Interchange Format. used to refer to compressed storing of a picture that have a function of being made into a small moving picture. now it is usually used to refer to moving pictures.
Etymology : acronym of "Graphics Interchange Format".
Source : conversation with friend 10/21/13
Last modified: 27 November 2013