MPEG

MPEG

 (ĕm′pĕg′)

n.

1. Any of a set of standards established for the compression of digital video and audio data.

2. A file of digital video and audio data that has been so compressed: downloaded an MPEG of the new video from the internet.

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[m(oving) p(ictures) e(xperts) g(roup).]

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MPEG

(ˈɛmˌpɛɡ)

n

(Electronics) computing a standard file format for compressing video images and audio sounds

[C20: technique devised by the M(otion) P(icture) E(xperts) G(roup)]

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MPEG

(ˈɛmˌpɛg)
n.

1. a set of standards and file format for compression of digital video and audio data.

2. a file compressed in this format.

[1990–95; M(oving) P(icture) E(xperts) G(roup), developer of the standards]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

MPEG - a set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standards compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required acronym - a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name

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Translations

gruppo di esperti di animazioneMoving Pictures Expert GroupMPEG

MPEG

[ˈɛmpɛg] n → MPEG m

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