+An **audio format** defines how [digital audio](/wiki/digital_audio) data is stored and organized. It dictates the encoding, often balancing [compression](/wiki/compression) for smaller files against fidelity of the original sound.
+## See also
+- [Codec](/wiki/codec)
+- [Bitrate](/wiki/bitrate)
+- [MP3](/wiki/mp3)
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