// mime type · audio / video type
audio/wav
WAV audio · .wav
What audio/wav is
audio/wav is uncompressed WAV audio. It's large but lossless, so it's used for short sound effects and editing rather than streaming.
How it's used
You'll see this as a Content-Type value on requests and responses — for example Content-Type: audio/wav. It's the type associated with the .wav file extension. Audio and video types identify media formats for playback in the browser or a media player.