WebP
Unsourced; “web picture” would be just as plausible (and is in fact claimed by some sources)
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'''WebP''' ({{IPAc-en|'|w|ɛ|p|i}} {{respell|WEP|ee}} |
'''WebP''' ({{IPAc-en|'|w|ɛ|p|i}} {{respell|WEP|ee}}){{Cite web |title=WebP Home |url=http://code.google.com/speed/webp/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003024034/http://code.google.com/speed/webp/ |archive-date=2010-10-03 |access-date=2025-12-11 |website=code.google.com}} is a [[raster graphics]] [[image file format|file format]] developed by [[Google]] and intended as a replacement for the [[JPEG]], [[PNG]], and [[GIF]] file formats on the web. It supports [[image compression]] (both [[lossy compression|lossy]] and [[Lossless compression|lossless]]),{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/10/meet-webp-googles-new-image-format/ |title=Meet WebP, Google's New Image Format |last=Calore |first=Michael |date=1 October 2010 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |access-date=29 December 2024}} as well as [[Computer animation|animation]] and [[alpha compositing]]. The sister project for video is called [[WebM]]. |
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Google announced the WebP format in September 2010; the company released the first stable version of its supporting [[Library (computing)|library]] in April 2018. WebP has seen widespread adoption across the Internet in order to reduce image size, with all major browsers currently supporting the format. |
Google announced the WebP format in September 2010; the company released the first stable version of its supporting [[Library (computing)|library]] in April 2018. WebP has seen widespread adoption across the Internet in order to reduce image size, with all major browsers currently supporting the format. |
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