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en·code
(ĕn-kōd′)v. en·cod·ed, en·cod·ing, en·codes
v.tr.
1. To convert (a message or other information) into code.
2. To format (electronic data) according to a standard format.
3. Genetics To specify the genetic code for (a protein, for example).
v.intr.
1. To convert information into code.
2. To format electronic data according to a standard format.
3. Genetics To specify the genetic code for a protein.
en·cod′er n.
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encode
(ɪnˈkəʊd)vb (tr)
1. (Communications & Information) to convert (a message) from plain text into code
2. (Computer Science) computing to convert (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses. Compare decode2
3. (Broadcasting) to convert (an electrical signal) into a form suitable for transmission
4. (Psychology) to convert (a nerve signal) into a form that can be received by the brain
5. (Linguistics) to use (a word, phrase, etc, esp of a foreign language) in the construction appropriate to it in that language
enˈcodement n
enˈcoder n
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en•code
(ɛnˈkoʊd)v.t. -cod•ed, -cod•ing.
to convert (information, a message, etc.) into code.
[1930–35]
en•cod′a•ble, adj.
en•code′ment, n.
en•cod′er, n.
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encode
Past participle: encoded
Gerund: encoding
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| Verb | 1. | encode - convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
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encode
verb encrypt, code, scramble, garble, make unintelligible, encipher, put into code The sender uses a secret key to encode the message.
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Translations
يُشَفِّر، يَضَعُ في رُموز سِرِّيَّه
kode
iekodetkodet
zakódovaťzašifrovať
kodlamakşifrelemek
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encode
vt (also Comput) → codieren
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encode
(inˈkoud) verb to put into (secret, computer etc) code.
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