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encode

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Definition of encode

as in to encrypt

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Recent Examples of encode Once the process is reliable, encode what works, standardize the system and replicate it across factories. — Dhanush Bakthavatchalam, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Waveguides direct light around the chip, while modulators can encode information onto optical signals. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 Right now, Peacock, Canal+, and iQiyi will encode with Dolby Vision 2, and other studios are working on implementing it in their post-production workflows. — John Higgins, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2026 Languages also encode values—gender hierarchies baked into pronouns, honorifics that perpetuate caste distinctions—that liberal-minded activists may not be eager to preserve as valuable pieces of linguistic heritage. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for encode

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Most VPNs hide your IP address and encrypt your connection, then leave you to discover a malicious site after the damage is done.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
To encrypt messages with RSA, someone just needs to know one of these numbers, which, like RSA-260, have only two prime factors; decryption requires knowing both specific primes.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026

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Unlike most museums that try to educate you with big blocks of wall text and QR code deep dives, the Lucas Museum is just fun, with free-flowing galleries that encourage random exploration.

— Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Researchers have been puzzled by the intricacies of the genome, especially noncoding DNA—the 98 percent of DNA that doesn’t code for specific proteins but still plays a major role in the body’s function.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 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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