codec

British

/ ˈkəʊˌdɛk /

noun

electronics 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

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Etymology

Origin of codec

C20: from _co ( _de ) + _dec ( _ode )

Example Sentences

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If the AirPods Pro 2 do end up supporting the Apple Lossless Audio Codec, it’ll be interesting to see how Apple manages to get around the limitations of Bluetooth, which generally requires compressing audio quality.

From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2022

If you want to hear the kind of benefit the LC3 Codec can provide, the Bluetooth SIG has an interactive comparison available on its website which lets you toggle between different audio encoders and bitrates.

From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2022

During the presentation, Meta showed off the work it’s been doing on its Codec Avatars to give users better control over their eyes, facial expressions, hairstyles, and appearance.

From The Verge • Oct. 28, 2021

Music had moved from the MP3 to Free Lossless Audio Codec, or FLAC, a new format that offered perfect CD quality.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2015

The Pono store sells Free Lossless Audio Codec files that are completely lossless—and also take up a lot of hard drive space, which limits how many of them your Pono can hold.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2015

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