"codec" meaning in English

See codec in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-uk-codec.ogg Forms: codecs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of coder + decoder, probably in imitation of how modem was formed. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|coder|decoder}} Blend of coder + decoder Head templates: {{en-noun}} codec (plural codecs)
  1. (computing) A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal. Categories (topical): Computing, Video compression Translations (A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal): կոդեկ (kodek) (Armenian), кодек (kodek) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kodek [masculine] (Czech), koodekki (Finnish), codec [masculine] (French), Codec [masculine] (German), кодек (kodek) (Kazakh), 코덱 (kodek) (Korean), kotēkē (Maori), कोडेक (koḍek) [masculine] (Marathi), kodek [masculine] (Polish), codec [masculine] (Portuguese), кодек (kodek) [masculine] (Russian), кодек [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kodek [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), códec [masculine] (Spanish), кодек (kodek) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (computing) A media coding format. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-codec-en-noun-ufwDpknY Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 49 51 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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