codec

noun

co·​dec ˈkō-ˌdek 

: 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.

—Discover

Examples of codec in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The earbuds connect to your phone via Bluetooth 5.3 and support just the AAC and SBC Bluetooth codecs. —PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025

There’s high-definition Bluetooth and support for the latest codecs. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

The engineering team ensured the module ran on a custom iOS firmware and recorded videos in ProRes lossless video codec to help filmmakers perform advanced color grading in post. —Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025

Captured by onboard cameras embedded in the car, the resulting footage is designed for broadcast, using specific color spaces and codecs. —Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 16 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

coder + decoder

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for codec

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