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codec

noun

Etymology

Blend of coder + decoder, probably in imitation of how modem was formed.

  1. derived from cōdex
  2. derived from code
  3. inherited from code — “system of law”
  4. prefixed as decode — “de + code”
  5. formed as decoder — “decode + -er”
  6. compounded as codec — “coder + decoder”

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. A media coding format.

    • H.264 and AV1 are examples of video codecs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for codec. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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