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Details for: MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 Streaming

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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	v.118: Description and links added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. V.120: Added extension m3u8.
Last updated	17 Apr 2024
Note	https://fileinfo.com/extension/m3u https://dotwhat.net/file/extension/m3u/505