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-An [Acronym] for __Co__der / __Dec__oder.
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-In a communication systems the coder and decoder sit at the transmitter and receiver respectively and transform the stream from the internal encoding to an external encoding for transmission the back to the internal encoding at the other end. Encoder/Decoder pairs commonly insert perform exotic [ErrorCorrection], synchronisation and timestamping features into the stream.
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-A [Codec] is a library (or a set thereof) which encapsulates access to a certain data format (commonly audio or video). The term is usually used in relation to [MediaPlayer]s, who commonly use [Codec]s as interchangable backends to support various media formats. For example, to view [DivX] files on your computer you will need a [DivX]
[Codec] for your MediaPlayer
.
+Describe
[Codec] here
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