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A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- Audio and video codecs are important in making multimedia files small enough to distribute and simple to play back.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A media coding format.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- H.264 and AV1 are examples of video codecs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Syllabic abbreviation of coder decoder, probably in imitation of how modem was formed.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
կոդեկ
(kodek)
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Bulgarian:
кодек
(kodek)
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Czech:
kodek
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Finnish:
koodekki
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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French:
codec
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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German:
Codec
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Kazakh:
кодек
(kodek)
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Korean:
코덱
(kodek)
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Māori:
kotēkē
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Marathi:
कोडेक
(koḍek)
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Polish:
kodek
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Portuguese:
codec
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Russian:
кодек
(kodek)
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Serbo-Croatian:
кодек
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Serbo-Croatian:
kodek
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Spanish:
códec
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
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Ukrainian:
кодек
(kodek)
— A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal
