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[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

GIF comes from the Old English word "gif," pronounced with a "y" sound.

So it's yif.

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

kill it with fire

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago
[–] sverit@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

I'm more of a "jaif" person.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 year ago

No, it comes from the name Graphic Interchange Format.

So if we're going to with jfeg, then we're also going with gif.