Glossary

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Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)

A committee formed by the International Organization of Standardization to set standards for digital compression of full-motion video. MPEG also refers to the digital compression standard for full-motion video created by this group. Three levels of quality have been defined: MPEG-1 for VHS-quality, MPEG-2 for broadcast-quality video and MPEG-3 for broadcast-quality audio.