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: Most WhatsApp videos are saved as MP4 , a universal format playable on almost any modern device.

: This prefix simply identifies the file type as a video . If it were an image, the prefix would be IMG . VID-20230108-WA0101.mp4

: This stands for WhatsApp , indicating that the file was processed or generated through the application. : Most WhatsApp videos are saved as MP4

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