Tagged Image File Format: a popular file format for bitmapped graphics that stores the information defining graphical images in discrete blocks called tags. Each tag describes a particular attribute of the image, such as its width or height, the compression method used (if any), a textual description of the image, or offsets from the start of the file to “strips” containing pixel data. The TIFF format is generic enough to describe virtually any type of bitmap generated on any computer.
