9.9 | CODEC
The
abbreviation CODEC stands for COmpress and DECompress. A CODEC is a
mathematical formula used to make video files smaller. This is possible because
the formula converts the data from the video file to binary numbers, the
compression part. Certain data is permanently deleted. During the decompression
part, these numbers are then converted back into images and sounds recognisable
to humans. The parts removed during compression cannot return during
decompression.