encode
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verb (used with object), en·cod·ed, en·cod·ing.
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
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encode (ɪnˈkəʊd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to convert (a message) from plain text into code |
| 2. | computing Compare decode to convert (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses |
| 3. | to convert (an electrical signal) into a form suitable for transmission |
| 4. | to convert (a nerve signal) into a form that can be received by the brain |
| 5. | to use (a word, phrase, etc, esp of a foreign language) in the construction appropriate to it in that language |
| en'codement | |
| —n | |
| en'coder | |
| —n | |
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Encode
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
encode
1919, from en- "make, put in" + code. Computing sense is from 1955, usually shortened colloquially to code. Related: Encoded; encoding.
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Science Dictionary
| encode (ěn-kōd') Pronunciation Key
To specify the genetic code for the synthesis of a protein molecule or a part of a protein molecule. |
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Computing Dictionary
encode definition
1.
See also encoder.
2.
(1999-07-06)
Example sentences
The contributions do not seem to encode anything particularly important from a functional standpoint, however.
But all cultures encode their genius in their languages, stories, and lexicons.
Rats have rather unusual neurons in the hippocampus known as place neurons, which encode a rat's brain map of its physical space.
Covering fibres in a reflective coating allows them to be used to encode information within their vibrations.
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