encode

See also: ENCODE and encodé

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old French en-bor.

Middle English en-

English en-

English code

English encode

From en- + code.

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkoʊd/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkəʊd/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -əʊd
Hyphenation: en‧code

encode (third-person singular simple present encodes, present participle encoding, simple past and past participle encoded)

(transitive) To convert (plain text) into code.
Synonyms: encipher, encrypt

Antonyms: decode, decipher, decrypt

Coordinate terms: recode, recipher

encode a secret message to be sent
(transitive, communication) To convert source information into another form.
Coordinate term: transcode
- 2012, Ben Masters, Noughties:
  The blotchy black mark she impresses on my hand will still be there tomorrow morning, a confused barcode, unsure of what exactly it encodes.
(biology) To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.
- Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John and Stryer, Lubert (2002), “RNA Synthesis and Splicing”, in Biochemistry‎^[1], Fifth eidtion edition, W H Freeman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 5 December 2009: “The ability of one gene to encode more than one distinct mRNA and, hence, more than one protein may play a key role in expanding the repertoire of our genomes.”

to convert plain text into code

to convert source information into another form

genetics

encode (plural encodes)

An encoding operation.
- 2017, Tom Wolsky, From iMovie to Final Cut Pro X: Making the Creative Leap, page 378:
  When each encode is finished a notification will appear on your screen to let you know it's completed […]

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