Learn to say popular audio compression codec names correctly.
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How is MP3 (the original widely adopted lossy audio compression format) correctly pronounced?
MP3 is pronounced 'EM-PEE-THREE' — 'M' and 'P' spoken as letters, plus the number 'three'. In a technical interview: "MP3 stripped out the frequencies the human ear barely notices, which is how it got the file so small."
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How is AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, the default lossy codec on most Apple devices) correctly pronounced?
AAC is pronounced 'AY-AY-SEE' — every letter spoken individually, A-A-C. In a technical interview: "AAC gave us noticeably better quality than MP3 at the same bitrate for the podcast export."
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How is Opus (open, royalty-free audio codec widely used for voice and streaming) correctly pronounced?
Opus (the audio codec) is pronounced 'OH-pus' — stress on OH, rhymes with 'focus'. In a technical interview: "Opus kept the call clear even when the connection dropped to almost nothing."
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How is FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, preserving the exact original audio data) correctly pronounced?
FLAC is pronounced 'FLAK' — one syllable, rhymes with 'back'. In a technical interview: "FLAC preserved every bit of the studio master, at the cost of a file several times the size of the MP3."
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How is Vorbis (open-source lossy audio codec often paired with the Ogg container) correctly pronounced?
Vorbis is pronounced 'VOR-bis' — stress on VOR, two syllables. In a technical interview: "Vorbis gave the game engine a royalty-free codec that sounded just as good as MP3 at the same bitrate."