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 of MPEG

1
1990–95; M(oving)P(icture)E(xperts)G(roup), developer of the standards

Words Nearby MPEG

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British Dictionary definitions for MPEG

MPEG

/ (ˈɛmˌpɛɡ) /


noun
  1. computing a standard file format for compressing video images and audio sounds

Origin of MPEG

1
C20: technique devised by the M (otion) P (icture) E (xperts) G (roup)

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Scientific definitions for MPEG

MPEG

[ ĕmpĕg′ ]


  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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