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 )

Example Sentences

According to the MPEG, members of the series’ editorial department are “paid far below industry standards,” and assistant editors allegedly make “just a fraction of what their counterparts on union shows earn.”

From Los Angeles Times

Only Fraunhofer couldn’t get anyone to participate in such tests anymore—MPEG had run those competitions, and everyone knew the results.

From Time

The many patents that initially went into the MPEG-2 standard, however, were owned by many different companies — 27 firms in all.

From Forbes

You can’t get that flexibility out of a CD or MPEG.

From New York Times

For some other formats, like MP3 or MPEG, there may not be a zipped version available because the native format of the file is already compressed enough that zipping it doesn't save much.

From Project Gutenberg