CGI

or cgi

[ see-jee-ahy ]

abbreviation for

, Computers.

1. computer-generated images; computer-generated imagery: digitally created graphics used in movies and other visual media, often in the form of 3D animation: CG.

   The latest movie in the franchise uses more practical effects and less CGI than its predecessors.

2. Common Gateway Interface: a protocol for instructing a server to execute a user-generated script on an interactive website, such as when a user enters a query using an online form and receives information retrieved from a database (often used attributively):

   CGI enhances the utility of a site by enabling user interaction.

   A CGI script allows users of the site to search for information on a particular local physician.

CGI

abbreviation for

1. computer-generated image or imagery
2. common gateway interface

Word History and Origins

Origin of CGI¹

First recorded in 1970–75