If you needed another clue that the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, the short, looping digital animation file, has become totally ubiquitous, the Oxford Dictionary has selected the term as ...

Oxford Dictionaries | Hindustan Times GIF, used as a verb, is the Oxford American Dictionaries’ word of the year. The dictionary company announced the pick with an animated GIF.

Oxford American Dictionaries chose the verb form of GIF as 2012’s Word of the Year, and we celebrate this news with 30 jubilant GIFs.

Meanwhile, the dictionary’s U.S. edition chose “gif,” short for graphics interchange format, a common file for animated image on the Internet. Others shortlisted include: Article content ...

"GIF," as in the file type, has been chosen as Oxford Dictionary's American word of 2012. The runner up? "YOLO," which is short for "You only live once." "The GIF, a compressed file format for ...

What does invisible GIF actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

How is "GIF" pronounced? Bloggers have debated for years whether "GIF" should have a hard G or a soft G sound, and they won't find a definitive answer from the Oxford American Dictionary.

It’s official: GIF has been named the Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year. The word–and the computer science behind it–has been around since the 1980s, but the GIF has gained ...

The K-pop hit 'Gangnam Style,' and its popularity based on GIFs, was one of the reasons the Oxford American Dictionary chose the word 'GIF' as its term of the year.

Internet culture gets its proper due in journalism today, as "GIF" has beat out "YOLO" as the Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year. “ GIF celebrated a lexical milestone in 2012, gaining ...

It's been delighting people around the world for 25 years but now formally holds a honored place in the cultural lexicon: "GIF" has been chosen as word of the year by the Oxford American ...