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Codec (Coder/Decoder)

A Codec is an entity that is responsible for encoding and decoding some Data Format. Codecs can be implemented in hardware or software. A typical example is an MP3 Codec, which is responsible for decoding an MP3 audio stream for playback, or encoding it for transmission or storage using the compact MP3 Audio Compression.

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