-as of [13 JULY 2026]-
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“coder-decoder”
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*AUDIO CODEX* –>
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*VIDEO CODEX* –>
(“advanced video coding”)
(aka ‘h.264’)
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-“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”)
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[‘codecs’ are used in…]
“video-conferencing”
“streaming media”
“video editing applications”
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*“[VIDEO FILE] FORMATS”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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