Codec vs Modem - What's the difference?
codec | modem |
(computing) A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.
A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line.
To transmit by modem.
* 1992 , Jim Kimble, How to get started with modems (page 73)
* 1994 , Carole Marsh, Jurassic Ark! Alaska Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures (page 7)
As nouns the difference between codec and modem
is that codec is a device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal while modem is a device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line.As a verb modem is
to transmit by modem.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.
modem
English
(wikipedia modem)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Personal modeming is most prevalent in the U.S., where a modem generally doesn't have huge taxes slapped on it, and after-tax income is comparatively high.
- “Books” can even be faxed or modemed to you!