Codec
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A codec is a compressor and decompressor which makes smaller files for audio or video recording - and then expands them again.
Here's how one guide describes it:
- When you make an audio or video recording, the "raw" file that is created is often VERY large. ... So what can be done about this? Well many years ago, circa 1980's, special "mathematical algorithms" were designed to make the files smaller but still play well on a computer. And so codec's were born.