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MPEG

MPEG

6 4.8
A set of rules for making digital video and sound files smaller
  • noun
  • /ˈɛmˌpɛdʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : MPEG
  • The first MPEG compression standard, commonly known as MPEG-1, was targeted at interactive CD-ROMs.
  • MPEG decoders
  • MPEG video
  • MPEG compression

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Examples

  • The integrated MPEG-2 subsystem is implemented using components from the IBM Blue Logic core library.

    Academic text (1998)

  • She downloaded a movie in MPEG format to watch later.

  • All I'm trying to do is make an MPEG.

    Life in a Day (2011)

  • Because MPEG files are highly compressed, they are smaller than other files of the same quality.

    Academic text (2006)

  • For the consumer, cost is reduced because many manufacturers can participate in the MPEG-2 market.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The software supports video files encoded in the MPEG standard.

  • You can easily share an MPEG file with friends via email.

Synonyms

video file
vsMPEG
  • Specialized
9 2.3

A computer file that stores moving pictures and sound, like an MP4

is a defined compression standard that encodes audio and moving images

Surface Forms

MPEG singular
MPEGs plural

Morphology

MPEG = M + P + E + G

MPEG is an initialism made from the initial letters of a technical phrase; the letters are not meaningful English morphemes for learners, so the term is not transparently derivable from common words.

Etymology

The word MPEG comes from the group's name Moving Picture Experts Group, where Moving Picture means 'video' and Experts are people with special knowledge. So MPEG now means the set of rules these experts made to make video and sound files smaller and easier to share.