Steve Wilhite created the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for Compuserve in 1987.

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The retired US-based software writer developed the Graphics Interchange Format in 1987 while working at the internet service provider Compuserve.

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While working at CompuServe in the 1980s, Wilhite created the compressed 8-bit GIF (or Graphics Interchange Format) that remains a popular tool for lo-fi viral sharing.

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Short for graphics interchange format, Gif has been around since the 80s but was this year's US champion because it gained traction as a verb, not just a noun.

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