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encodable

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en⋅code

  [en-kohd]
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–verb (used with object), -cod⋅ed, -cod⋅ing.
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
Origin:
1930–35; en- 1 + code

Related forms:
en⋅cod⋅a⋅ble, adjective
en⋅code⋅ment, noun
en⋅cod⋅er, noun
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Word Origin & History

encode 
1919, from en- "make, put in" + code. Computing sense is from 1955, usually shortened colloquially to code.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·code
Pronunciation: in-'kOd, en-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: en·cod·ed; en·cod·ing
: to specify the genetic code for encodes a specific amino acid —J. E. Darnell, Jr.>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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