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.

Origin

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

British Dictionary definitions for MPEG

/ˈɛmˌpɛɡ/

noun

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

Word Origin

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

MPEG in Science

MPEG

(ěm'pěg')

Short for Moving Pictures Expert Group.
Any of a set of standards established for the compression of digital audio and video data.

MPEG in Technology

Related Abbreviations for MPEG

Moving Picture Experts Group