encoded; encoding; encodes
1
a
: to convert (something, such 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
J. D. Niles2
: to specify the genetic code for
encoder
noun
Examples of encode in a Sentence
Credit cards are encoded with cardholder information.
a technology that encodes images
Recent Examples on the Web
The proteins encoded bring together three important functions of the cell: autophagy, immunity and mitochondrial function.
—Matthew Farrer, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2024
Normally, the amount of information encoded in a structure is proportional to the volume of the structure.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
All but the newest flagship smartphones and tablets lack specialized hardware designed to accelerate the playback of video encoded in the increasingly popular AV1 format, relying instead on software to get the job done.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
One promising example in development is using mRNA that encodes CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing proteins to knock out genes that cause specific diseases.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
Recall that in an ordinary quantum error-correcting code, a virtual qubit is encoded in superpositions of physical qubits.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
The interference of these fields produces new focal zones, allowing the lens to encode several focal lengths in a single pupil, resulting in multifocality.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Opening the same file in a hex editor—a tool for analyzing and forensically investigating binary files—showed that a combination of tabs, spaces, and new lines were arranged in a way that encoded executable code.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2024
There was the discovery of the Fibonacci sequence, encoded in the set — as well as an approximation of π.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
Matthew Farrer, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2024
Normally, the amount of information encoded in a structure is proportional to the volume of the structure.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
All but the newest flagship smartphones and tablets lack specialized hardware designed to accelerate the playback of video encoded in the increasingly popular AV1 format, relying instead on software to get the job done.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
One promising example in development is using mRNA that encodes CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing proteins to knock out genes that cause specific diseases.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
Recall that in an ordinary quantum error-correcting code, a virtual qubit is encoded in superpositions of physical qubits.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
The interference of these fields produces new focal zones, allowing the lens to encode several focal lengths in a single pupil, resulting in multifocality.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Opening the same file in a hex editor—a tool for analyzing and forensically investigating binary files—showed that a combination of tabs, spaces, and new lines were arranged in a way that encoded executable code.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2024
There was the discovery of the Fibonacci sequence, encoded in the set — as well as an approximation of π.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
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encode
verb
en·code
in-ˈkōd 
en-
: to change (as a body of information) from one system of communication into another
especially
: to change (a message) into code
encoder
noun
Medical Definition
encode
transitive verb
en·code
in-ˈkōd, en-
encoded; encoding
: 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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