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GNU (pronounced /guh-noo, like canoe/) is a free software operating system consisting of a kernel, libraries, system utilities, compilers, and end-user applications. Its name is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix", which was chosen because its design is Unix-like, but it contains no actual UNIX code. The plan for the GNU operating system was announced in September 1983 by Richard Stallman and software development work began in January 1984. As of 2006, GNU is still in active development. The project to develop GNU is known as the GNU Project, and programs released under the auspices of the GNU Project are called GNU packages or GNU programs.
Graphics Interchange Format ("GIF")
Graphics Interchange Format - this graphics format is very popular on the Web: it has a small file size and transparent background capability. It can transmit 256 colours.
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