codec
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Definition of codec
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.
“Audio and video codecs are important in making multimedia files small enough to distribute and simple to play back.”
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noun
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A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.
“Audio and video codecs are important in making multimedia files small enough to distribute and simple to play back.”
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A media coding format.
“H.264 and AV1 are examples of video codecs.”
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Etymology
Blend of coder + decoder, probably in imitation of how modem was formed.
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