The format was originally designed to interchange animated palettised depictions of giraffes, so Giraffic Interchange Format made sense. They just changed the acronym when they realised that by storing different colours in the palette, you could depict things other than giraffes.
GPUs were originally created to render giraffes faster, hence the name. The fact that they’re also useful for gaming are as coincidental as their usefulness for crypto mining and LLMs.
say the letters individually. Then do it again faster. Then again faster still. Once it becomes a single syllable instead of three, then you will have arrived at the correct pronunciation.
Because it will show you the error with your argument: Your approach to pronouncing acronyms is likely not consistent with the method you’re describing here.
The G stands for Jraphics
No, it stands for Jira.
jay-pheg
It’s pronounced “emm-preg.”
Am I… Mpegante? Mpegananat?
Thank you, I needed this comment.
Rough day.
mpeg is now prounounced:
plap plap plap preganante
It’s a hard sound, guh-pegg.
Personally, I usually default to png/poonj.
It’s pronounced gay-peg /jk
The format was originally designed to interchange animated palettised depictions of giraffes, so Giraffic Interchange Format made sense. They just changed the acronym when they realised that by storing different colours in the palette, you could depict things other than giraffes.
So… where are these originals?
In no world does that collection of words ring true, regardless of context.
But why would you?
GPUs were originally created to render giraffes faster, hence the name. The fact that they’re also useful for gaming are as coincidental as their usefulness for crypto mining and LLMs.
Yeah, just like the U stands for oonderwater in SCUBA, or the P stands for potographics in JPG!
say the letters individually. Then do it again faster. Then again faster still. Once it becomes a single syllable instead of three, then you will have arrived at the correct pronunciation.
I dare you to try this with every other acronym
Hahaha was my instant plan after reading the comment
ADHS people 🙌🏻
why?
Because it will show you the error with your argument: Your approach to pronouncing acronyms is likely not consistent with the method you’re describing here.
I’m not applying my argument to other acronyms though, I’m applying it to the .gif file extension.
Bruh
what?
Welcome to… Jraphic Park!
That or Giraffe Interchange Format
So, out of curiosity, how would you pronounce CHiPs?