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Clip art
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<p>Clip art (also clipart, clip-art) is a type of <a href="/facts/Graphic_art/jpHhr7pE">graphic art</a>. Pieces are pre-made images used to <a href="/facts/Illustrate/dIDdBnUo">illustrate</a> any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form. Since its inception, clip art has evolved to include a wide variety of content, file formats, illustration styles, and licensing restrictions. It is generally composed exclusively of illustrations (created by hand or by <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computer</a> software), and does not include <a href="/facts/Stock_photography/ffM13adQ">stock photography</a>. </p>