atw: Is 'GIF format' a pleonasm?

From: "Jessica Kloiber-Deane" <jessica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:46:22 +0800

Hello, I recently subscribed to austechwriter and thereafter I have been
silently amused by the degree of fastidiousness. I have been very
entertained!

 

I have two questions: considering GIF is an acronym for Graphics Interchange
Format, is 'GIF format' a redundant phrase? If so, is the phrase 'JPEG
format' technically correct? 

 

Regards,

Jessica Kloiber-Deane.

 

jessica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

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