multimedia file
multimedia file
(1) A file that is capable of holding two or more multimedia elements (text, images, audio, video and animations). See multimedia, multimedia container and metafile.(2) Any file other than one containing only text. Unlike definition #1 above, a multimedia file does not have to be capable of storing more than one multimedia element. For example, an audio-only file is said to be a multimedia file. Both definitions #1 and #2 are widely used.