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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
au·di·o       [aw-dee-oh] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.Electronics. designating an electronic apparatus using audio frequencies: audio amplifier.
2.of, pertaining to, or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound.
3.of or pertaining to frequencies or signals in the audible range.
–noun
4.Television.
a.the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
b.the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
c.the audio part of a television broadcast.
5.the field of sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction.

[Origin: 1920–25; independent use of audio-]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
au·di·o       (ô'dē-ō')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to humanly audible sound.
    1. Of or relating to the broadcasting, reproduction, or reception of sound.
    2. Of or relating to high-fidelity sound reproduction.

n.   pl. au·di·os
  1. The part of television or movie equipment that has to do with sound.
  2. The broadcasting, reception, or reproduction of sound.
  3. Audible sound.
  4. A sound signal: lost the audio during the broadcast.


[From audio-.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
audio 
"sound, especially recorded or transmitted," 1934, abstracted from prefix audio- (in audio-frequency, 1919, etc.), from L. audire "hear" (see audience). First used in Eng. as a prefix 1913; audiophile first attested 1951.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
audio

noun
1. the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" 
2. an audible acoustic wave frequency 
3. a recording of acoustic signals [syn: sound recording
4. the sound elements of television 

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

audio file format
Sound, one component of multimedia. Computers (and audio compact discs and digital audio tape) work with digital audio, in contrast to vinyl disks or analogue tape.
(1999-07-30)

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