GIF Graphics Interchange Format. A bitmap graphics format from CompuServe which stores screen images economically and aims to maintain their correct colours even when transferred between different computers. The Historic Environment Information Resources Network exists to investigate how a shared approach, management and access might promote the understanding, use and appreciation of the historic environment. HTML Hyper Text Markup Language. The general framework for defining document structure used with the World Wide Web facility of the Internet.
Archaeologists is the professional body for UK archaeologists.
The IFA seeks to advance the practice of archaeology through the promotion of professional standards and ethics for the conservation, management and study of the historic environment. JPEG Joint Photographic Expert Group. The original name of the committee that designed the standard image compression algorithm. It does not work so well on non-realistic images, such as cartoons or line drawings. LAN Local Area Network.