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 The following NPM packages are provided for use with JavaScript and TypeScript:
 
 - **@mcap/core** – low-level readers and writers
-- **@mcap/support** – support for well-known compression formats and encodings
+- **@mcap/support** – support for well-known compression formats
 - **@mcap/nodejs** – support for Node.js environment
 - **@mcap/browser** – support for browser environment
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 [MCAP](https://mcap.dev/) is a modular container format and logging library for pub/sub messages with arbitrary message serialization. It is primarily intended for use in robotics applications, and works well under various workloads, resource constraints, and durability requirements.
 
-The `@mcap/support` package provides utilities for working with MCAP files that use [well-known compression formats and encodings](https://mcap.dev/specification/appendix.html), from Node.js and browsers.
+The `@mcap/support` package provides utilities for working with MCAP files that use [well-known compression formats](https://mcap.dev/specification/appendix.html), from Node.js and browsers.
 
 ## Usage examples