2007-02-23 06:29:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
It stands for MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group), the clever bunch of people who invented the compressed file format. Te 3 stands for layer 3.
2007-02-24 00:06:43 · answer #1 · answered by mallybb298 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
MP3 is short for 'MPEG Audio Layer 3', one of the formats that music can saved in. So I'm assuming they just snipped the 'MP' from the beggining and slapped the 3 on.
And no, it does not mean media player...not at all.
2007-02-23 06:37:28 · answer #2 · answered by Skitch_™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the MP stands for media player. The 3 stands for how many layers of coding are in the file.
2007-02-23 06:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by Chris W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The MP3 file format revolutionized music distribution in the late 1990s, when file-swapping services and the first portable MP3 players made their debut. MP3, or MPEG Audio Layer III, is one method for compressing audio files. MPEG is the acronym for Moving Picture Experts Group, a group that has developed compression systems for video data, including that for DVD movies, HDTV broadcasts and digital satellite systems.
2007-02-23 06:36:35 · answer #4 · answered by Polo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Music Protocol. Media Protocol.
2007-02-23 06:33:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you mean "mp" from "mp3" then it means media player
2007-02-23 06:32:27 · answer #6 · answered by Wanderer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now sure but isn't it Media Player?
2007-02-23 06:31:43 · answer #7 · answered by Questionis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Midget Power!!
2007-02-23 06:31:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don`t know dick but ron has really confused me now..:)
2007-02-23 12:43:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋