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au⋅di⋅o

  [aw-dee-oh]
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–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-
Audi Official Site
Leaving Behind Yesterday's Idea Of Luxury. Learn More At Audi USA.
www.AudiUSA.com
The Official BMW Site
Car & Driver's 10 Best. Get behind the wheel of an industry leader.
www.bmwusa.com

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).
Origin:
< L audī- (s. of audīre to hear) + -o-
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au·di·o   (ô'dē-ō')   
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.


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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

audio- pref.

  1. Hearing: audiology.

  2. Sound: audiogenic.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Computing Dictionary

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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