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MPEG

[em-peg]
–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).]
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Science Dictionary
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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Computing Dictionary

MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
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