FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio
format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that
audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in
quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except
with FLACyou will get much better compression because
it is designed specifically for audio, and you can
play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite
player just like you would an MP3 file. 
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