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GIF Images

The Graphic Interface Format (GIF) was created in 1987 by CompuServe as a way to transmit 256 color images.  As the web took off in popularity, GIF images became one of the standard formats in web design.  While limited to 256 colors, GIFs have the advantage of transparency.  It is possible to mark one of the 256 colors as transparent and the background will show through the image where that color would have been.

PNG, another format common in web design, has been lacking due in part to Internet Explorer's shoddy support. 
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