Additional extension information
| File type: |
Audio |
| Popularity: |
 Widespread |
| Author: |
Moving Picture Experts Group |
| MIME type: | audio/mpeg
audio/x-mpeg
audio/mp3
audio/x-mp3
audio/mpeg3
audio/x-mpeg3
audio/mpg
audio/x-mpg
audio/x-mpegaudio
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The .mp3 file format (or 'MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3' to give it its full name) is probably one of the most popular file types in the world and is famous for holding audio data such as music tracks.
The mp3 format allows an audio track's file size to be reduced considerably, making it ideal for transferring across the internet or storing on a portable media device, such as an iPod or your phone.
The smaller file size comes at a cost, the quality is never as good as the original although it takes a finely-tuned ear to really hear the difference.
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