MPEG-2: Lossy compression, Video compression, Audio compression (data), ATSC (standards), MPEG transport stream, MPEG-1 Audio Layer II, H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2, MPEG-4, Advanced Audio Coding

MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission bandwidth.