encoding
[ ĕn-kō′dĭng ]
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n.
The first of three stages in the memory process, involving processes associated with receiving or registering stimuli through one or more of the senses and modifying that information.
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Words nearby encoding
enclosed order, enclosure, enclosure act, enclothe, encode, encoding, encoignure, encolpion, encomiast, encomienda, encomium
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