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Slicing (interface design)
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<p>In fields employing interface design skills, slicing is the process of dividing a single <a href="/facts/2D_computer_graphics/j6dBxDpX">2D</a> <a href="/facts/User_interface/e9sPEWVD">user interface</a> <a href="/facts/Composition_(visual_arts)/ts4RRPV8">composition</a> <a href="/facts/Page_layout/DkpES0M3">layout</a> (<a href="/facts/Comprehensive_layout/r4ekKu6d">comp</a>) into multiple image files (<a href="/facts/Digital_asset/PmW2dpkn">digital assets</a>) of the <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface/wBlQFWDP">graphical user interface</a> (GUI) for one or more <a href="/facts/Electronic_page/Xy6LKzJ2">electronic pages</a>. It is typically part of the <a href="/facts/Client_side/v7DVfjsH">client side</a> development process of creating a web page and/or <a href="/facts/Web_site/SAsjJnca">web site</a>, but is also used in the <a href="/facts/User_interface_design/bHpLP1ae">user interface design</a> process of <a href="/facts/Software_development/UUfsAaYY">software development</a> and <a href="/facts/Game_development/bzbpfYJd">game development</a>. </p><p>The process involves partitioning a comp in either a single layer [image file format] or the multi-layer native <a href="/facts/File_format/qrXbwJaH">file format</a> of the <a href="/facts/Graphic_art_software/LaXq3RIJ">graphic art software</a> used for partitioning. Once partitioned, one would save them as separate image files, typically in <a href="/facts/GIF/HfIBWrIC">GIF</a>, <a href="/facts/JPEG/HQ8QS3uB">JPEG</a> or <a href="/facts/Portable_Network_Graphics/mwgK6xw5">PNG</a> format in either a <a href="/facts/Batch_processing/hKY2rX3N">batch process</a> or one at a time. Multi-layered image files may include multiple versions or states of the same image, often used for <a href="/facts/Animation/093f9nUg">animations</a> or <a href="/facts/Widget_(computing)/SuVeScB2">widgets</a>. </p>