"Ogg" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɒɡ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ogg.ogg Forms: OGG [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒɡ Etymology: An abbreviation of OggSquish, a 1993 suggestion by Michael Whitsun to replace the original name (Squish) which was trademarked. 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. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ogg
  1. (file format) An open bitstream container file format for audio, video, and other multimedia content.
    Sense id: en-Ogg-en-name-Su62pC4F Categories (other): File formats, Computing Disambiguation of Computing: 53 13 34
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Ogg-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. An unincorporated community in Randall County, Texas, United States. Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA
    Sense id: en-Ogg-en-name-vsRDf~EF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 1 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 5 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 4 82

Alternative forms

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