encode


en·code

verb \in-ˈkōd, en-\

Definition of ENCODE

transitive verb
1
a : to convert (as a body of information) from one system of communication into another; especially : to convert (a message) into code b : to convey symbolically <the capacity of poetry to encode ideology — J. D. Niles>
2
: to specify the genetic code for
en·cod·er noun

Examples of ENCODE

  1. Credit cards are encoded with cardholder information.
  2. a technology that encodes images

First Known Use of ENCODE

circa 1919

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