Audio Video Standard, a multimedia container format developed in China for digital video and audio.
Modern acronym from English 'Audio Video Standard', created in the early 2000s as China developed its own digital media standards to compete with international formats.
AVS represents China's ambitious attempt to create homegrown multimedia standards rather than paying licensing fees to foreign companies. It's part of a broader technological sovereignty movement where nations develop their own tech standards.
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