Meaning & use
anim
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Meaning
abbreviationuncountableinformalcomputing
A short form of animation, used by artists and developers in film, game and software work, especially in file names and tools.
Grammar: Often used as a label or before a noun: anim file, anim team.
Patterns
- anim for something
The anim for the character's jump still needs polishing.
Please upload the anim files to the shared folder.
She leads the anim team at a small game studio.
Common combinations
- anim file
- The anim file contains all the walking frames.
- anim team
- The anim team reviewed the new scene.
- anim sequence
- We trimmed the anim sequence to save memory.
- anim clip
- He exported each anim clip separately.
Synonyms and how they differ
- animation
- Animation is the full form, used in all writing, whereas anim is workplace shorthand.
- anime
- Anime is a style of Japanese animation, which is narrower than the general idea behind anim.
- motion
- Motion is a broader word for movement and is used in design as in motion graphics, while anim refers specifically to the finished animated work.
Word family
Commonly confused: anim or anime?
anim vs anime
Anime is a particular style of animation from Japan, while anim is just a shortened form of the general word animation.
Practice
Which is the best place to use the abbreviation anim?
Choose one answer.
Anim is workplace shorthand used in project files and team chat. It would look out of place in formal or unrelated writing.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “anim”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.