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Summary

Name MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 Streaming
Version  
Other names MP3
Identifiers MIME:  audio/mpeg
PUID:  x-fmt/279
Family  
Classification Text (Unstructured)
Disclosure  
Description A plain-text playlist of one or more media files and their location.
Orientation Text
Byte order  
Related file formats Is subsequent version of MPEG Audio Stream Layer II  
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 02 Aug 2005
Source description 04/2024 (v.118): Description and links added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Last updated 17 Apr 2024
Note https://fileinfo.com/extension/m3u https://dotwhat.net/file/extension/m3u/505
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