MP3

the file extension for MPEG Audio Layer-3, a set of standards for compressing and downloading audio files from the internet.
a file compressed in this format.

MP3

abbreviation for

MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3: tradename for software created by the Motion Picture Experts Group that enables files to be compressed quickly to 10% or less of their original size for storage on disk or hard drive or esp for transfer across the internet
an audio or video file created in this way

MP3

/ ĕm′pē-thrē′ /

An MPEG standard used especially for transmitting music digitally over the Internet. Many programs are available to facilitate the transfer of these files, but there are numerous legal issues regarding the swapping of files and violation of copyright laws.

MP3

A file containing compressed digital audio data, often used to transmit music over the Internet .

Origin of MP3¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Put the music that your loved one cherishes on an MP3 player.

In 1997, the website MP3.com had begun releasing digital MP3 versions of songs by artists, often with their consent.

But the MP3 players died, almost at the same moment, not long after they showed up.

Gadgets include things like computers, videogame consoles, smartphones, tablets, and MP3 players.

MP3 copies have been floating around, of course, and people are as likely to stream something as download it at this stage.

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