Computer Graphics Metafile
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computer graphics metafile
[kəm¦pyüd·ər ¦graf·iks ′med·ə‚fīl] (computer science)
A standard device-independent graphics format that is used to transfer graphics images between computer programs and storage devices. Abbreviated CGM.
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Computer Graphics Metafile
(graphics, file format)(CGM) A standard file format for
storage and communication of graphical information, widely
used on personal computers and accepted by desktop publishing and technical illustration systems.
MIME type: image/cgm.
ANSI/ISO 8632-1987. Worked on by the ISO/IEC group JTC1/SC24.
CGM Open Consortium.
See also: WebCGM.
MIME type: image/cgm.
ANSI/ISO 8632-1987. Worked on by the ISO/IEC group JTC1/SC24.
CGM Open Consortium.
See also: WebCGM.
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