codec

[计] 编码译码器

发音

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词形变化

codecs 复数 codecs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.

    计算机 工程 数学

    Audio and video codecs are important in making multimedia files small enough to distribute and simple to play back.

  2. 2.

    A media coding format.

    计算机 工程 数学

    H.264 and AV1 are examples of video codecs.

词源

Blend of coder + decoder, probably in imitation of how modem was formed.

来源：wiktionary