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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. computing A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.
Etymologies
- Blend of coder and decoder (Wiktionary)
Examples
“To review, the term codec refers to silicon technology that can compress and decompress large signals into smaller, more manageable ones.”
“The term codec—which refers to a compression/decompression algorithm—covers both parts of the operation.”
“It has already achieved big success since HTML 5 stopped specifying Ogg Theora in June, meaning no codec is currently specified.”
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“A new AAC-LC codec is available in the new Mac OS X 10.5 (code named as Leopard) which will be released in Oct. 26.”
“Because these world models vary from person to person, the codec is lossy, and misunderstandings are inevitable.”
“I have gotten so used to having more than one person to contact on the codec, is Otacon the only one you can talk to in this one?”
“I am pretty sure theirs more remastered shows also XviD Mpeg-4 codec is better than flash video codec, and uses less space with the same quality at a setting of target Quantizer of 4.00 its less size and the same quality of hd video if they where to use that format it would take less space”
“But their opensource codec is there, so its worth a visit.”
“- scodec codec force subtitle codec ( 'copy' to copy stream) - newsubtitle add a new subtitle stream to the current output stream”
“While in Holland over 10 years ago I started working with Birgit, who I still share an office with, we have worked on loads of hard projects together, she’s got her name in an RFC and implemented a codec from the ISO standard description, as well as delivering consistent clean code day in day out.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘codec’.
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Ends with C but not with "-ic"
bloc, roc, arc, orc, disc, sac, xebec, havoc, bivouac, sumac, maniac, insomniac and 418 more...
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Digital Terms
Words come and go, perhaps nowhere faster than online. Some industry terms to stay current -- or to remember as they rest in peace.
tweet, cpm, crackberry, nofollow, brick-and-mortar, page view, double opt-in, opt-in, opt-out, mash-up, word of mouth, ctr and 200 more...
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doer/undoer
portmanteaus comprising a process and its reverse
codec, modem, endec, redox, transceiver
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hedges's Words
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aozuas's Words
sense data, hyperreality, brouhaha, ibid, apophenia, fnord, lackadaisical, schadenfreude, bildungsroman, ready-made, readymade, tergiversar and 654 more...
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rememberers
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My firsts
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Tweets
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seanahan I wonder if this was originally a play after codex. May 15, 2009
ecbrenner "A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec is a portmanteau of 'compressor-decompressor' or, most commonly, 'coder-decoder'." --Wikipedia May 14, 2009