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Codec may mean:

• An audio codec converts between analog and digital representations or performs data compression.
• Codec, a hardware device or computer software used for coding and decoding transformations of data or signal media streams
• Codec, a fictional radio device used in the Metal Gear games
• A video codec is a device or software that enables video compression and/or decompression for digital video.

See also

• Kodak
• Codex

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