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Coder vs Codec - What's the difference?

coder | codec |

In computing terms the difference between coder and codec

is that coder is a programmer while codec is a device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.

As nouns the difference between coder and codec

is that coder is a device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses while codec is a device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.

coder

English

Noun

(wikipedia coder) (en noun)
  • A device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses.
  • (computing) A programmer.

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    codec

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia codec)
  • (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.