encode
[ en-kohd ]
/ ɛnˈkoʊd /
verb (used with object), en·cod·ed, en·cod·ing.
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
OTHER WORDS FROM encode
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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, nounMedical definitions for encoding
encoding
[ ĕn-kō′dĭng ]
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.