What does the 3 stand for in mp3?

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What does the 3 stand for in mp3?

2006-12-04 06:06:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players

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MPEG 1 Layer 3.
MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, a working group of the International Standards Organization, charged with the development of video and audio encoding standards.
Layer 1 and 2 were simpler, earlier versions.

2006-12-04 06:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by binba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3

2006-12-04 14:21:27 · answer #2 · answered by Russell A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

probably "3rd generation"

2006-12-04 14:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by GirliGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋