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CGI Abbrev. for computer graphics interface – the ISO/IEC 9636 standard, Interfacing Techniques for Dialogues with Graphical Devices. A device-independent interface standard between a graphical input or output device and a graphics utility program (see graphical device interface). The initial (ANSI) name of the interface was VDI (abbrev. for virtual device interface).

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cgi • abbr. Comput. common gateway interface, a script standard for writing interactive programs (such as forms and searches) generated by visitors to Web pages.

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