music file

Stored audio recording

A music file is a digital file containing audio data, typically a song or other musical recording.

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

The term emerged with personal computers and became central to how people acquire and organize music: I downloaded the music file but it won't play.

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streaming service · playlist · track · skip track · song · album · bitrate · wav · codec · iTunes · Spotify · shuffle · headphones · bass · stereo · rip · burn · piracy

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format/medium

music filevinyl record

Grooved analog audio disc

vinyl · LP · CD · physical media · cassette tape

liveness/recording status

music filelive performance

Unrecorded staged entertainment

live music · concert · live show · gig · recital

Family

music, file, musical, musically, musician, musicality, files, filed, filing

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