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au⋅di⋅o
[aw-dee-oh] 
diˌoʊ
–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.
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| 5. | the field of sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction. |
audio-
| a combining form used in the formation of compound words, with the meanings: “sound within the range of human hearing” (audiometer); “hearing” (audiology); “sound reproduction” (audiophile). |
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| au·di·o (ô'dē-ō') adj.
[From audio-.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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