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  • noun computing A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.

Etymologies

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Blend of coder and decoder

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  • "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

  • I wonder if this was originally a play after codex.

    May 15, 2009