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abbreviation Digital Technology.

computer-generated images; computer-generated imagery: digital graphics used in visual media, often in the form of 3D animation. Also CG

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Origin of CGI

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby CGI

cfs, CFT, CFTC, cg, CGBR, CGI, cgm., cGMP, cgs, cgs system, cgs units

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How to use CGI in a sentence

So in the cutting room, we got a plate of a horse and put a CGI guy getting on him.
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth|Alex Suskind|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a hand, it was a puppet, it was half-CGI, but mostly puppetry.
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack Nicholson|Alex Suskind|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You think about a movie like that getting made now, they would probably just use a lot of CGI for your costume.
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack Nicholson|Alex Suskind|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The result was overly ambitious sequences that were torpedoed by Syfy CGI.
How ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Finally Found Its Way|Jason Lynch|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It also must have diminished significantly the CGI budget, as well as removed an intolerable amount of background noise.
‘Noah’: The Bible vs. the Blockbuster|Joel Baden|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for CGI

CGI

abbreviation for

computer-generated image or imagery

common gateway interface

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