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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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encoding

(ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ)

1. the action of transforming a message into code

2. (Computer Science) computing the action of converting (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses

3. (Linguistics) linguistics the action of expressing a message in another language

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Noun

encoding - the activity of converting data or information into code

encryption

coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher

compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

data encryption - (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes

Translations

Kodierung

encodage

codering

encoding

[ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ] N (Comput, Ling) → codificación f

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Even today, we're reading this text in utf-8 encoding, a variable-width super-set of 7-bit ASCII encoding, which is a hybrid of half a dozen pre-1960 6-bit American encodings, which all evolved from the 5-bit Baudot Code.

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- High Quality Encoding: The Codensity T400 solution delivers high quality encodings using real-time settings, as well as slow presets for even higher quality encoding.