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PNG, or portable network graphics, is an image file format aimed at portability and openness (no patents). It uses lossless compression (using the zlib library) and supports a wide range of image formats. It is comparable to the GIF format. Two advantages to using PNG graphics are its support for alpha transparency and 16.7 million colors.

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