Electronics. designating an electronic apparatus using audio frequencies.
audio amplifier.
of, relating to, or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound.
of or relating to frequencies or signals in the audible range.
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
the field of sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction.
of or relating to sound or hearing
audio frequency
relating to or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound
of, concerned with, or operating at audio frequencies
First recorded in 1920–25; independent use of audio-
< Latin audī- (stem of audīre to hear) + -o-
Audio means sound. If you turn up the volume and turn down the bass on your TV, you adjust the audio. The noun audio always refers to what you can hear, although there are several different ways to use it. If you covet expensive speakers for your stereo, you wish for new audio equipment, and when someone complains about the sound at a movie theater he might say, "The audio is way too loud." Audio was first used as a prefix, in words like audio-frequency, and came to mean "recorded sound" in the 1930s.
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WASHINGTON—Emergency responders sent to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s home Saturday night performed CPR on an individual suffering from cardiac arrest, according to dispatch audio reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
It was clear in the audio that he gasped.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Police scanner audio reviewed by multiple outlets describes a “cardiac arrest” and CPR in progress on an “unconscious” person at that address.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
But emergency dispatch audio reported by US media has deepened concern in Washington, indicating that responders were sent that morning to McConnell's address for an unconscious person and that CPR was in progress.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
I stayed behind a pipe in the laundry room, ignored the pulsating beeps coming over the audio system, and watched a spider construct a web.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
The company announced a $1 billion creator fund earlier this year, and it also plans to focus more on features to bring users together in real-time, like audio- and video-chat rooms.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
The lawyers propose that the evaluations be audio- and video-recorded and last eight hours for adults and four to six hours for children.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
The meeting was audio- and video-recorded by Nike’s lawyers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2019
At Bridgewater, most meetings and many common areas are audio- or video-recorded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2016
This spring he will open a Hollywood shop to sell audio- and videotapes, Xeroxes of celebrity death certificates, T-shirts and mugs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Musk said blue-tick subscribers would get priority in replies, mentions and search, and be able to post longer videos and audios, while dealing with half as many ads.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2022
For the film, we created several CVR audios, with different iterations and deteriorations and "parasite" sounds with different layers so during the film you could, like the character, understand what happened during the crash.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022
Piqué’s Kosmos group would be paid four million euros per tournament by the Saudi organizers for negotiating the six-year agreement, according to El Confidencial newspaper, which released the audios on Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
I am always looking for good fiction audios and would appreciate your suggestions.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
Sabo eased himself from the seat, tuning up his audios to their highest sensitivity, moving over to Brownie.
From Derelict by Nourse, Alan Edward
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