Codec vs Container - What's the difference?
codec | container |
(computing) A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.
An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
(by extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
(computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.
* 2011 , Cory Altheide, Harlan Carvey, Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools (page 187)
(computing, GUI) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
In computing terms the difference between codec and container
is that codec is a device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal while container is a file format that can hold various types of data.codec
English
Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia codec)- Audio and video codecs are important in making multimedia files small enough to distribute and simple to play back.
container
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Noun
(en noun)- As the MP4 container can store audio, video, or both, the M4A naming and file extension is used to hint that this MP4 container holds solely audio information.