: a device or software system that can digitize and often compress an audio or video signal for transmission (as over a telephone line) and convert an incoming signal to audio or video for reception
To permit satellite communication through such a compact antenna, an electronic device called a voice coder-decoder—or codec—translates speech into a digital signal.—
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This Bluetooth chipset supports advanced audio codecs like aptX Lossless and LDAC.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The iPhone 17 Pro features three 48-megapixel Fusion cameras, offering the equivalent of eight lenses, and pro-level video features like Apple Log 2 (which can capture a wider color gamut in ProRes or HEVC codecs).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 May 2026
The latest Bluetooth spec and the LDAC codec are big pros, but JBL's default audio tuning pushes an overwhelming amount of bass that some people may not like.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
In recent years, several tech companies have killed HEVC functionality in devices originally built to support the codec.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The iPhone 17 Pro features three 48-megapixel Fusion cameras, offering the equivalent of eight lenses, and pro-level video features like Apple Log 2 (which can capture a wider color gamut in ProRes or HEVC codecs).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 May 2026
The latest Bluetooth spec and the LDAC codec are big pros, but JBL's default audio tuning pushes an overwhelming amount of bass that some people may not like.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
In recent years, several tech companies have killed HEVC functionality in devices originally built to support the codec.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Codec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codec. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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