encode

American  

[en-kohd] / ɛnˈkoʊd /

verb (used with object)

encoded, encoding

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

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encode British  

/ 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

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encode Scientific  

/ ĕn-kōd′ /

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of encode

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

Example Sentences

In this proof of concept, information was encoded into the UV-C laser by the source-transmitter and then successfully decoded by the 2D semiconductor sensor acting as the receiver.

From Science Daily

"To report out their temperature measurements, we designed a special computer instruction that encodes a value, such as the measured temperature, in the wiggles of a little dance the robot performs," says Blaauw.

From Science Daily

This opens the door to neuromorphic hardware in which learning is encoded directly into the material itself.

From Science Daily

They encoded these factors into mRNA and packaged the sequences into lipid nanoparticles.

From Science Daily

Recombinant DNA technology, as the method was called, allowed researchers to quickly identify the structure of hormones that are encoded by genes.

From The Wall Street Journal