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This article is from the Singles FAQ, by Trygve Lode tlode@nyx.net with numerous contributions by others.

What's a ".GIF", ".JPG" or ".MPG"?

GIF stands for "Graphics Interchange Format" and is a common
format in which pictures are stored for display on a computer
screen; when someone on soc.singles mentions something that
someone else would really like to have seen, the latter person
may jokingly ask for a "GIF"--but even if you're asked for one,
don't even think of posting it to soc.singles, since they tend
to be huge and are expressly forbidden on non-binaries groups.
The same goes for .JPG or JPEG (another popular graphics
format) and .MPG, MPEG, or .AVI (graphics formats for
computer-displayed "movies.")

 

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