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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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en·code   (ěn-kōd')   
tr.v.   en·cod·ed, en·cod·ing, en·codes

  1. To put (a message, for example) into code.

  2. Computer Science To format (electronic data) according to a standard format.

  3. Genetics To specify the genetic code for (a protein molecule, for example).

en·cod'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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Computing Dictionary

encode
1. To convert data or some physical quantity into a given format. E.g. uuencode.
See also encoder.
2. To encrypt, to perform encryption.
(1999-07-06)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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