encode

[ en-kohd ]
/ ɛnˈkoʊd /

verb (used with object), en·cod·ed, en·cod·ing.

to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.

Origin of encode

First recorded in 1930–35; en-1 + code

OTHER WORDS FROM encode

en·cod·a·ble, adjective en·code·ment, noun en·cod·er, noun mis·en·code, verb (used with object), mis·en·cod·ed, mis·en·cod·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for encoding

encode
/ (ɪnˈkəʊd) /

verb (tr)

to convert (a message) from plain text into code
computing to convert (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses Compare decode (def. 2)
to convert (an electrical signal) into a form suitable for transmission
to convert (a nerve signal) into a form that can be received by the brain
to use (a word, phrase, etc, esp of a foreign language) in the construction appropriate to it in that language

Derived forms of encode

encodement, noun encoder, noun

Medical definitions for encoding

encoding
[ ĕn-kōdĭng ]

n.

The first of three stages in the memory process, involving processes associated with receiving or registering stimuli through one or more of the senses and modifying that information.

Scientific definitions for encoding

encode
[ ĕn-kōd ]

To specify the genetic code for the synthesis of a protein molecule or a part of a protein molecule.