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MPEG

  [em-peg]
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–noun
1. a set of standards and file format for compression of digital video and audio data.
2. a file compressed in this format.
Origin:
1990–95; M(oving) P(icture) E(xperts) G(roup), developer of the standards
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MPEG   (ěm'pěg')   
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.

[m(oving) p(ictures) e(xperts) g(roup).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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MPEG   (ěm'pěg')  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Short for Moving Pictures Expert Group.
  2. Any of a set of standards established for the compression of digital audio and video data.

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