Definitions for códec
códec

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1. codecnoun

   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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1. Codec

   A codec is a device or computer program that encodes or decodes a data stream or signal. Codec is a portmanteau of coder/decoder.In electronic communications, an endec is a device that acts as both an encoder and a decoder on a signal or data stream, and hence is a type of codec. Endec is a portmanteau of encoder/decoder. A coder or encoder encodes a data stream or a signal for transmission or storage, possibly in encrypted form, and the decoder function reverses the encoding for playback or editing. Codecs are used in videoconferencing, streaming media, and video editing applications.

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1. Codec

   A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec is a portmanteau of "coder-decoder" or, less commonly, "compressor-decompressor". A codec should not be confused with a coding or compression format or standard – a format is a document, a way of storing data, while a codec is a program which can read or write such files. In practice, however, "codec" is sometimes used loosely to refer to formats. A codec encodes a data stream or signal for transmission, storage or encryption, or decodes it for playback or editing. Codecs are used in videoconferencing, streaming media and video editing applications. A video camera's analog-to-digital converter converts its analog signals into digital signals, which are then passed through a video compressor for digital transmission or storage. A receiving device then runs the signal through a video decompressor, then a digital-to-analog converter for analog display. The term codec is also used as a generic name for a videoconferencing unit.

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1. codec

   Is a device or computer program capable of changing a code, digital data stream or signal.

   A codec encodes a data stream or signal for transmission, storage or encryption, or decodes it for playback or editing. Codecs are used in videoconferencing, streaming media and video editing applications.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 20, 2015  

How to pronounce códec?

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How to say códec in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of códec in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of códec in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of códec in a Sentence

1. John Collomosse:

   We wanted the signature to be the same regardless of the codec the video is being compressed with, if I take my video and convert it from, say, MPEG-2 to MPEG-4, then that file will be of a totally different length, and the bits will have completely changed, which will produce a different hash. What we needed was a content-aware hashing algorithm.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Codec
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=códec