transcoding

noun

UK /trænˈskəʊdɪŋ/

US /trænˈskoʊdɪŋ/

Transcoding is changing a video or audio file into a different format so it can play on another device.

The app does transcoding so the movie can play on your phone.

SYNONYMS

conversion format conversion re-encoding translation transformation

RELATED WORDS

codec encoding decoding compression file format

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, the process of converting data from one character encoding to another.

Transcoding the text from UTF-8 to ASCII fixed the garbled characters.

3. In telecommunications, converting a signal from one transmission format to another.

The gateway handles transcoding between the two network protocols.

4. The act of converting media in real time while it is being streamed.

Live transcoding lets viewers watch the stream at different quality levels.