RealAudio

(tool, communications)

A program from Real Media for playing audio over the Internet, and the lossy audio compression format it uses.

The system is implemented as a client/server architecture. The RealAudio server incorporates an encoder which compresses sound into RealAudio files. The client side is a web browser plug-in or add-on (a recent version of Internet Explorer apparently has built-in support for RealAudio) which allows the stream of data sent from the server to be uncompressed and output using the normal sound facilities of the computer, such as a sound card.

A 14.4 KBps or better modem is required, and a 28.8 KBps connection is recommended for music-quality sound.

http://realaudio.com/.

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RealAudio

An earlier audio streaming technology for the Internet from RealNetworks. Introduced in 1995, a browser equipped with the RealPlayer or third-party plug-in enabled news, sports and other programs transmitted from RealAudio servers to be heard on the user's computer. Encoders and plug-ins were downloaded from RealNetworks' website, and server software was available for a variety of platforms. See RealPlayer.

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