multicodec

Definition

Is a self-describing multi-format, it wraps other formats with a tiny bit of self-description. A multi-codec identifier is both a variant (variable length integer) and the code identifying data.

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Multi-codec is an agreed-upon codec table. It is designed for use in binary representations, such as keys or identifiers (i.e CID). It is then used as a prefix to identify the data that follows.