MP3 is a kind of technology which enables you to record and play music from the internet.
MP3 in British English
abbreviation for
1.
MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3: software that enables files to be compressed quickly to 10% or less of their original size for storage on disk or hard drive or esp for transfer over the internet
2.
an audio or video file created in this way
MP3 in American English
(ˌɛmˌpiˈθri)
noun
1.
a format for processing a digital audio file so as to remove unneeded data and produce a smaller file for transmission on the Internet, for use in portable players, etc.
2.
an audio file so produced
Word origin
MP(EG), abbrev. of Motion Picture Experts Group (organization developing standards for digital file formats) + (audio layer) 3, a coding format
Examples of 'MP3' in a sentence
MP3
Eric's MP3 player was cut by gamma assemblers, the same way the cars in the desert were.