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GIF (Graphics interchange format)

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

A format for pictures transmitted pixel by pixel over the Net. Created by CompuServe, the GIF specification was put into the public domain, but Unisys found that it had a patent on the compression technology used. This stimulated the development of PNG.
graphics

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

Two- or three-dimensional images, typically drawings or photographs. See also GIF , PNG , SVG , and VRML .
PNG (Portable network graphics)

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

A format for encoding a picture pixel by pixel and sending it over the Net. A recommendation of the W3C, replacing GIF.
SVG (Scalable vector graphics)

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

A language for describing drawings in terms of the shapes that compose them, so that these can be rendered as well as possible.

The Glossary System has been built by Pierre Candela during an internship in W3C; it's now maintained by Dominique Hazael-Massieux

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