audio file

Digital sound recording

An audio file is a digital file containing sound data—music, speech, recordings, or other audio content.

Common formats include MP3, WAV, and AAC, each balancing file size against sound quality.

I downloaded the audio file to listen offline.

The term distinguishes sound files from video, image, or text files.

Related

podcast · track · download · stream · codec · bitrate · playlist · speaker · headphones · noise canceling · waveform · sound wave · stereo · mono · volume · playback · buffer · compress

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media type

audio filevideo file

Stored digital recording

video · picture · photograph · visual media · text file

storage medium

audio filevinyl record

Grooved analog audio disc

cassette tape · analog recording · phonograph record · reel-to-reel tape · 8-track

Family

audio, file, audible, audibly, audibility, inaudible, audition, auditor, auditory

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G