CGI

English · Français · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

CGI

noun

abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Computer-Generated Imagery
Similar: CG

proper noun

Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Common Gateway Interface

verb CGIs · CGIing · CGIed · CGI'd

informal, transitive To create visuals using computer-generated imagery; to apply visual effects. When a Transformer turns into a car, do you think it's a real car or was it also CGIed?

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pde, imc, gtc, imf, gci, ecm, mic, bin, fmi, iag, icg, igc, imb, lics, reag, gate

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"CGI." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cgi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

CGI. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cgi

Chicago

"CGI." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cgi.

BibTeX

@misc{cgi_2026,
  title = {CGI},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cgi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}