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An [Acronym] for __Co__der / __Dec__oder.
-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.
+In communication systems,
the term refers to components in
the transmitter (contains a coder)
and receiver (contains a decoder) which
transform the data
stream between
the internal representation and a signal suitable
for the physical media between
the transmitter
/receiver. Such [Codec]
pairs commonly perform exotic [ErrorCorrection] and insert
synchronisation and timestamping features into the stream.
-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.
+Along similar lines, on desktop computers, the term refers to
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.
