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  2. MP3 - Wikipedia

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    As the MP3 standard allows quite a bit of freedom with encoding algorithms, different encoders do feature quite different quality, even with identical bit rates. As an example, in a public listening test featuring two early MP3 encoders set at about 128 kbit/s, [75] one scored 3.66 on a 1–5 scale, while the other scored only 2.22. Quality is ...

  3. Audio coding format - Wikipedia

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    A lossless audio coding format reduces the total data needed to represent a sound but can be de-coded to its original, uncompressed form. A lossy audio coding format additionally reduces the bit resolution of the sound on top of compression, which results in far less data at the cost of irretrievably lost information.

  4. Audio file format - Wikipedia

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    Audio file icons of various formats. An audio file format is a file format for storing digital audio data on a computer system. The bit layout of the audio data (excluding metadata) is called the audio coding format and can be uncompressed, or compressed to reduce the file size, often using lossy compression.

  5. Comparison of audio coding formats - Wikipedia

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    The 'Music' category is merely a guideline on commercialized uses of a particular format, not a technical assessment of its capabilities. For example, MP3 and AAC dominate the personal audio market in terms of market share, though many other formats are comparably well suited to fill this role from a purely technical standpoint.

  6. List of network protocols (OSI model) - Wikipedia

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    For example, if some host needs a password verification for access and if credentials are provided then for that session password verification does not happen again. This layer can assist in synchronization, dialog control and critical operation management (e.g., an online bank transaction).

  7. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    NFC—Near-field communication; NFS—Network File System; NGL—aNGeL; NGSCB—Next-Generation Secure Computing Base; NI—National Instruments; NIC—Network Interface Controller or Network Interface Card; NIM—No Internal Message; NIO—Non-blocking I/O; NIST—National Institute of Standards and Technology; NLE—Non-Linear Editing system

  8. Internet radio - Wikipedia

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    It is distributed through a wireless communication network connected to a switch packet network (the internet) via a disclosed source. [ 2 ] Internet radio involves streaming media , presenting listeners with a continuous stream of audio that typically cannot be paused or replayed, much like traditional broadcast media; in this respect, it is ...

  9. Digital audio - Wikipedia

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    This digital signal can then be recorded, edited, modified, and copied using computers, audio playback machines, and other digital tools. For playback, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) performs the reverse process, converting a digital signal back into an analog signal, which is then sent through an audio power amplifier and ultimately to a ...