"Ogg" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɒɡ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ogg.ogg [US]
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. Categories (topical): File formats, Computing
    Sense id: en-Ogg-en-name-Su62pC4F Disambiguation of Computing: 48 15 37
  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, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ogg-en-name-vsRDf~EF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 81 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 2 80

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