-CODEX–THE [VIDEO FILE] FORMAT-

-as of [21 NOVEMBER 2025]-

“coder-decoder”

*AUDIO CODEX* –>

*VIDEO CODEX* –>

(“advanced video coding”)

(aka ‘h.264’)

-“program” (or ‘hardware’) that can ‘decode’ video + audio files”-

-a codec is a ‘device’ or ‘computer program’ for ‘encoding’ or ‘decoding’ a ‘digital data stream’ or ‘signal’-

(“codec” is a ‘portmanteau’ of “coder-decoder” or, less commonly, “compressor-decompressor”)

(a “codec” encodes a ‘data stream’ or ‘signal’ for ‘transmission’, ‘storage’, or ‘encryption’, or ‘decodes’ it for ‘playback’ or “editing”)

[‘codecs’ are used in…]

‘video-conferencing’

‘streaming media’

’’video editing applications’‘

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