AC3; AC-3; A-3; Dolby — : Spreety TV Online Glossary
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AC3; AC-3; A-3; Dolby — ABBR.
n. A digital audio compression and encoding format used for broadcast
television and consumer video that supports from one to six (up to 5.1
surround) audio channels at various bit rates. Developed by Dolby Laboratories
and specified in ITU-R 1196-E (1995) - ANNEX 2 Digital Audio Compression
(AC-3). Used as the standard audio format with ATSC digital television. [An initialism of Audio Compression-3.] See
Dolby Digital.
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