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Definitions of codec word

noun codec a set of equipment that encodes an analogue speech or video signal into digital form for transmission purposes and at the receiving end decodes the digital signal into a form close to its original 3
noun codec an integrated circuit that converts analog data into digital and vice versa, used as to transmit images or sounds 3
abbreviation Technical meaning of CODEC coder/decoder 3
noun codec A device or program that compresses data to enable faster transmission and decompresses received data. 1
noun Technical meaning of codec (communications) (CODEC) An electronic device or component combining the circuits needed to convert digital signals to and from analog (Pulse Code Modulation) form. 1
noun codec (computing) A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal. 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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