Ogg
English
Etymology
An abbreviation of OggSquish, a 1993 suggestion by Michael Whitsun to replace the original name (Squish) which was trademarked.[1] Ogg was jargon from the computer game Netrek meaning roughly: to put all your resources into an attack to ensure its success, regardless of any negative consequences on the rest of the game. Allegedly "ogg" is a corruption of Og, the screen-name of the player who first played the game this way.[2]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɒɡ/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
Ogg
- An open bitstream container file format for audio, video, and other multimedia content.
References
- http://xiph.org/xiphname
- http://www.netrek.org/about/akira-history-of-ogg.php
Further reading
- http://www.xiph.org/ogg/ – official website
Anagrams
- Gog, gog