Learn to say popular modern web image format names correctly.
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How is WebP (Google's modern image format offering smaller file sizes than JPEG and PNG) correctly pronounced?
WebP is pronounced 'WEB-pee' — 'web' exactly like the everyday word, plus the letter 'P'. In a technical interview: "WebP served the same hero image at half the size, with no visible drop in quality."
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How is AVIF (image format based on the AV1 video codec, known for strong compression) correctly pronounced?
AVIF is pronounced 'AY-vif' — stress on AY, short for AV1 Image File format. In a technical interview: "AVIF compressed the photo gallery further than WebP did, though older browsers still needed a fallback."
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How is HEIC (Apple's default photo format, based on the HEIF container) correctly pronounced?
HEIC is pronounced 'HEEK' — one syllable, rhymes with 'leak'. In a technical interview: "HEIC files came in half the size of the equivalent JPEG, but we still had to convert them for the web."
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How is JPEG XL (next-generation image format designed as a successor to JPEG) correctly pronounced?
JPEG XL is pronounced 'JAY-peg EKS-EL' — 'JPEG' said the usual way, plus 'X' and 'L' spoken as letters. In a technical interview: "JPEG XL re-encoded our archive losslessly, so we didn't have to re-shoot a single photo to save space."
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How is PNG (lossless raster image format widely used for graphics with transparency) correctly pronounced?
PNG is pronounced 'PEE-EN-JEE' — every letter spoken individually, P-N-G. In a technical interview: "PNG preserved the transparent background on the logo, which JPEG simply can't do."