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.

MPEG

/ ˈɛmˌpɛɡ /

noun

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

MPEG

/ ĕm′pĕg′ /

1. Short for Moving Pictures Expert Group.
2. Any of a set of standards established for the compression of digital audio and video data.

Word History and Origins

Origin of MPEG¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of MPEG¹

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