DDEX Data Dictionary, 2020-07-30

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Intro

Codec

A supporting term for the messages.

An algorithm to compress and uncompress a Resource for storage and/or transmission. Note that this is not a container format (e.g. WAV files can use PCM and MP3 codecs).

Synonym(s) EnCoderDecoder

Relationships
Parents	Software	A program that enables a Computer to perform a specific task(s).
Children	AudioCodec	An algorithm to compress and uncompress an AudioResource for storage and/or transmission.
	ImageCodec	An algorithm to compress and uncompress an Image Resource for storage and/or transmission.
	VideoCodec	An algorithm to compress and uncompress a Video Resource for storage and/or transmission.

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