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Term: TAGGED IMAGE FILE FORMAT (TIFF)

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Tiff is a very flexible format and it is an attempt at standardization within the imaging industry. Tiff is operating system independent and display devise independent. This allows images to be transported across systems. A format used for image storage. This is a standard format also used for FAX transmissions. Group 4-compressed TIFF is the most common implementation of this standard.

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