Definition of encode
transitive verb
1a : to convert (something, such as a body of information) from one system of communication into another; especially : to convert (a message) into codeb : to convey symbolically the capacity of poetry to encode ideology — J. D. Niles
2 : to specify the genetic code for
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Examples of encode in a Sentence
Credit cards are encoded with cardholder information.
a technology that encodes images
Recent Examples of encode from the Web
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In this sequence Heller encoded information about these aliens, like their height, average lifespan, and the nature of their home star system and communication capabilities.
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In a first, a short video sequence has been encoded into bacteria and then recovered using the CRISPR genome editing system.
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These vaccines were made of RNA molecules , the compounds that encode the instructions used to make proteins such as neoantigens.
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The phone generates its own signal using backscatter, a technique already common in RFID—as in radio frequency identification—chips that encodes existing radio signals with new information and reflects them back to a receiver.
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This video isn't encoded for your device RELOAD YOUR SCREEN OR TRY SELECTING A DIFFERENT VIDEO The second assist came in the 77th minute, when Roland Alberg stepped onto the field and hollered for Medunjanin to pass.
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This video isn't encoded for your device RELOAD YOUR SCREEN OR TRY SELECTING A DIFFERENT VIDEO The second assist came in the 77th minute, when Roland Alberg stepped onto the field and hollered for Medunjanin to pass.
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Your fingers slip into routines, digital rituals encoded by childhood habits, neural pathways waking like heat lightning blinking through cumulonimbus clouds.
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Hemoglobin is made of two proteins: alpha globin and beta globin, and each is encoded by a different gene.
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First Known Use of encode
circa 1919
ENCODE Defined for English Language Learners
encode
playDefinition of encode for English Language Learners
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: to put (a message) into the form of a code so that it can kept secret
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: to put information in the form of a code on (something)
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: to change (information) into a set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be read by a computer
Medical Dictionary
encode
playMedical Definition of encode
encoded
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: to specify the genetic code for each nucleotide triplet or codon on the mRNA chain encodes a specific amino acid—J. E. Darnell, Jr.
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