MPEG

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛmpɛg/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(em′peg′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
MPEG1  (em′peg′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computinga set of standards and file format for compression of digital video and audio data.
  2. Computinga file compressed in this format.
  • M(oving) P(icture) English(xperts) German(roup), developer of the standards 1990–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
MPEG / ˈɛmˌpɛɡ/
  1. a standard file format for compressing video images and audio sounds
Etymology: 20th Century: technique devised by the M(otion) P(icture) E(xperts) G(roup)
'MPEG' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
MP3

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