CGI

American

[see-jee-ahy] / ˈsiˈdʒiˈaɪ /

Or cgi

abbreviation

Computers.

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

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

abbreviation

computer-generated image or imagery
common gateway interface

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Etymology

Origin of CGI

First recorded in 1970–75

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