AUDIO Definition & Meaning

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adjective

Electronics. designating an electronic apparatus using audio frequencies:
audio amplifier.
of, relating to, or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound.
of or relating to frequencies or signals in the audible range.

noun

Television.
1. the audio elements of television ( video ).
2. the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
3. the audio part of a television broadcast.
the field of sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction.

audio-

a combining form used in the formation of compound words, with the meanings: “sound within the range of human hearing” ( audiometer ); “hearing” ( audiology ); “sound reproduction” ( audiophile ).

audio

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noun

of or relating to sound or hearing
audio frequency
relating to or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound
of, concerned with, or operating at audio frequencies

audio-

combining_form

indicating hearing or sound
audiometer
audiovisual

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of audio¹

First recorded in 1920–25; independent use of audio-

Origin of audio²

< Latin ��ܻ�ī- (stem of ��ܻ�ī�� to hear) + -o-

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of audio¹

C20: independent use of audio-

Origin of audio²

from Latin ��ܻ�ī�� to hear

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“We kept our promises,” she said, after the county had stopped broadcasting her words on their audio system.

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“What happens when you get to a point where every video, audio, everything you read and see online can be fake? Where’s our shared sense of reality?”

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Oliver followed that part of the segment with an audio snippet of Morley’s comments about patient care from a 2017 administrative hearing.

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The company said the new device would have better graphics and audio than its predecessor, and a chat button allowing players to speak to each other while playing.

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With AI-driven impersonation scams, fraudsters use artificial intelligence to create highly realistic fake audio or video messages to impersonate trusted individuals or organizations.

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