Encode

Quick meaning: Encode is a verb meaning (transitive) To convert (plain text) into code.

Meaning

(transitive) To convert (plain text) into code.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, communication) To convert source information into another form.
2. (biology) To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.
3. An encoding operation.

Example Sentences

encode a secret message to be sent

When each encode is finished a notification will appear on your screen to let you know it's completed […]

The blotchy black mark she impresses on my hand will still be there tomorrow morning, a confused barcode, unsure of what exactly it encodes.

Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John and Stryer, Lubert (2002), “RNA Synthesis and Splicing”, in Biochemistry, Fifth eidtion edition, W H Freeman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Dec 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.”

Word Forms

• encodes
• encoding
• encoded

Synonyms for encode

Depending on context, synonyms include encipher, encrypt, cipher, cypher, inscribe, code.

Antonyms for encode

Common opposites include decode, decipher, decrypt.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include encrypt, encipher, cipher, cypher, code, inscribe.

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