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The 12 pages that link to MP3, each with the reason it gives.

• Digital audioBroader topic: It illustrates how digital audio can trade discarded detail for smaller files.

• Data compressionBroader topic: It discards audio information judged less audible under psychoacoustic models.

• Lossy compressionBroader topic: MP3 applies psychoacoustic masking to remove less audible audio information.

• PsychoacousticsBroader topic: Its encoder uses masking and hearing limits to discard less audible information.

• Audio codecBroader topic: MP3 is a landmark perceptual codec whose compatibility helped make compressed music ubiquitous.

• Compression ratioBroader topic: MP3 demonstrates that small ratios depend on tolerated losses in audio fidelity.

• PodcastingRelated: Its compact files made podcast episodes practical to download and store.

• Fraunhofer SocietyBroader topic: Fraunhofer researchers helped develop MP3, a prominent example of research becoming widely used technology.

• Portable media playerRelated: MP3 helped make large music libraries practical on devices with limited storage.

• Binary fileBroader topic: MP3 files encode compressed audio frames as binary data.

• Audio coding formatBroader topic: It became a familiar example of compact perceptual coding for music.

• Media player softwareRelated: MP3 files helped make software playback and portable digital music collections practical.