MPEG

[ em-peg ]

/ ˈɛmˌpɛg /

noun

a set of standards and file format for compression of digital video and audio data.

a file compressed in this format.

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Origin of MPEG

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

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British Dictionary definitions for mpeg

MPEG

/ (ˈɛmˌpɛɡ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for MPEG

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

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Scientific definitions for mpeg

MPEG

[ ĕm′pĕg′ ]

Short for Moving Pictures Expert Group.

Any of a set of standards established for the compression of digital audio and video data.