- - - The word *Codec* is a portmanteau of **coder/decoder**, which refers to a device (hardware) or computer program (software) which encodes or decodes a data stream or signal (For example: Audio or Video). ^[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec#:~:text=A%20codec%20is%20a%20device,is%20a%20type%20of%20codec accessed [[230809Wed]]] - Decode = Read / Playback - Encode = Write / Export / Print