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A codec is a computer hardware or software component that encodes or decodes a data stream or signal. Codec is a portmanteau of coder/decoder.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codec | is a | computer hardware or software component that encodes or decodes a data stream or signal | 0.90 | text |
| Codec | is a | portmanteau of coder/decoder.In electronic communications | 0.90 | text |
| Codec | is a | software or hardware tool that encodes or decodes audio or video into or from some audio or video format | 0.90 | text |
| JPEG images | instance of | used in compression standards | 0.80 | text |
| H.26x | instance of | used in compression standards | 0.80 | text |
| MPEG video | instance of | used in compression standards | 0.80 | text |
| and MP3 | instance of | used in compression standards | 0.80 | text |
| AAC audio | instance of | used in compression standards | 0.80 | text |
| non-volatile memory | instance of | Smaller data sets ease the strain on relatively expensive storage sub-systems | 0.80 | text |
| hard disk | instance of | Smaller data sets ease the strain on relatively expensive storage sub-systems | 0.80 | text |
| as well as write-once-read-many formats such as CD-ROM | instance of | Smaller data sets ease the strain on relatively expensive storage sub-systems | 0.80 | text |
| DVD | instance of | Smaller data sets ease the strain on relatively expensive storage sub-systems | 0.80 | text |
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