codec

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Blend of coder and decoder

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (file)

Noun [edit]

codec (plural codecs)

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

  1. (computing) 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.

Translations [edit]