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encode

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as in to encrypt

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Recent Examples of encode Their tiny synthetic genome did not encode any metabolic genes, which would let the cell process food and energy, or many of the complex molecules a cell needs. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026 Recently, scientists have developed acoustic devices in which sound waves can encode multiple values in its waves phase. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026 But doing it well requires compressing information, which leads them to create intricate maps in latent space that encode not just words, but the relationships between them. — Tharin Pillay, Time, 15 June 2026 But the traces that encode how your analysts build a model, how your operators make a call, how your team actually decides — those belong to whoever builds the system to capture them. — Gordon Ritter, Fortune, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for encode

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Note that EncryptPro can’t encrypt system folders, such as Documents and Pictures.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
Symmetric cryptography, such as AES, encrypts large volumes of data efficiently.

— Kumar Mehta, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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How the genes that encode those proteins are regulated depends on some of the genome that doesn’t code for proteins.

— Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
The children of service business owners also grew up, learned how to code, and wanted to make an impact on their family business.

— Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

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The real challenge from AI will likely emerge in the weeks and months ahead as firms cipher through Judge Mehta’s enforcement of behavioral requirements.

— Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
These remnants, signals from an earlier phase of our human condition, have been endlessly ciphered by generations of archaeologists in the Bears Ears region (which is named for twin buttes near its center).

— STEPHEN NASH, New York Times, 25 July 2017

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