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Moving diagrams or cartoons that are made up of a sequence of images displayed one after the other. Animations are created for entertainment, ad banners as well as instructional sequences. The...
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Definition: animation
Moving diagrams or cartoons that are made up of a sequence of images displayed one after the other. Animations are created for entertainment, ad banners as well as instructional sequences. The two most popular animation formats on the Web are animated GIFs and Flash. See animated GIF and Flash.
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