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 [Acronym] for __V__ariable __B__it__R__ate 
  
-A type of encoding that has a fixed quality and therefore varies how much bandwidth is being used to store data as the input information varies in compressibility, as opposed to [CBR] (Constant Bit Rate) encoding which has a fixed bandwidth and varies the quality
+An encoding approach that keeps quality (according to some sort of metric) fixed and varies the amount of bandwidth used to transmit the data as the input information varies in compressibility.  
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+Contrast [CBR].