The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF; / ɡɪf / GHIF or / dʒɪf / JIF, see § Pronunciation) is a bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite and released on June 15, 1987. [1]

GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. It's an image file that supports static images, like other formats such as JPG and PNG. However, unlike these traditional formats, a GIF can host multiple static images. Each of these images is a frame that's played after the other.

GIFs are images that use a special file format to allow for both static and animated images. A GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a type of image file that is widely used on the internet.