English

Noun

codec ‎(plural codecs)

1. (computing) A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.

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

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

codec m (plural codecs)

1. (computing) codec (a device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal)