encode

[en-kohd]

verb (used with object)

encoded, encoding 

1. to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.

encode

/ ɪnˈkəʊd /

verb

1. to convert (a message) from plain text into code

2. computing to convert (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses Compare decode

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

encode

1. To specify the genetic code for the synthesis of a protein molecule or a part of a protein molecule.

Other Word Forms

• encodable adjective
• encodement noun
• encoder noun
• misencode verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of encode¹

First recorded in 1930–35; en- ¹ + code

Example Sentences

And even if that reference eluded anyone, Bock’s bouncing, daydreaming, old world melody, practically encoded into our cultural DNA, assured perfect understanding.

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Previously, when a musician uploaded their work to a streaming platform, the files tended to get compressed and lose some quality due to the encoding process.

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A number of adversaries who stole material encoded by cryptography were then able to regain ongoing access to the victims' SharePoint data, he said.

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Greenberg, a native son of Long Island, encoded his social observations about the frenzied real estate hierarchy in comic language that rarely if ever missed its mark.

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This suggests that the reason we don’t remember our earliest years is related to how they are encoded in the brain.

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