MPEG

American  

[em-peg] / ˈɛmˌpɛg /

noun

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

2. a file compressed in this format.

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MPEG British  

/ ˈɛmˌpɛɡ /

noun

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

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MPEG Scientific  

/ 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.

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Etymology

Origin of MPEG

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

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 • Mar. 9, 2023

Winamp supports high fidelity playback of CD, MP3, aacPlus, MPEG, WMA, WMV, NSV and other popular digital audio and video formats, skins and plug-ins.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still, some people may prefer MPEG, since it consumes far less storage space.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim