English Explanatory Dictionary

MP3

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A digital sound recording in MP3 format; a song file.
name
  1. MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, an audio data compression format.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of MP3.

Word forms

MP3 MP3s

Etymology

Initialism of MPEG Audio Layer 3. First use appears c. 1994. See cite below.

Related words

MP4

Derived words

MP3 CD MP3 player
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