fˈɑːnɑːn ɪz ðə mˌʌltɪmˈiːdiːə ˌeɪpˌiːˈaɪ pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ kˌeɪdˌiːˈiː ænd ɪz ðə stˈændɚd ɐbstɹˈækʃən fɔːɹ hˈændlɪŋ mˌʌltɪmˈiːdiːə stɹˈiːmz wɪðˌɪn kˌeɪdˌiːˈiː sˈɔftwɛɹ ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ jˈuːzd baɪ sˈɛvɹəl kjˌuːtˈiː ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃənz.
Phonon is the multimedia API provided by KDE and is the standard abstraction for handling multimedia streams within KDE software and also used by several Qt applications.