codec

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Noun

codec (plural codecs)

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

• French: codec
• German: Codec
• Portuguese: codec
• Russian: кодек
• Spanish: códec

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