MPEG 1 (Moving Pictures Expert's Group 1), audio layer 3. A technique designed to compress bulky files of digitised music to facilitate the ease of download and storage of music files. mp3 compression technology allows a person to quickly download near CD quality digitised sound recordings and to store them using minimal disc space. mp3 files can be downloaded from many websites and can be played using software available for most operating systems, for example, Winamp for PC, Macamp for Macintosh and mpeg123 for Unix.
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