Encode

//ɪnˈkoʊd// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An encoding operation.

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

Verb
  1. 1
    To convert (plain text) into code. transitive

    "encode a secret message to be sent"

  2. 2
    convert information into code wordnet
  3. 3
    To convert source information into another form. transitive

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

  4. 4
    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, 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.”"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Encyclopedia of DNA Elements; a catalogue of all the functional elements, encoded in the human genome. abbreviation, alt-of

    "2017, Franziska Denk, "Don’t let useful data go to waste", Nature, 543:7, 2 March 2017, doi:10.1038/543007a. Many scientists have used some of those resources, such as the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) launched by the US National Human Genome Research Institute."

Synonyms

All synonyms
ciphercodecypherencipherencipherencrypt

Example

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"You have to encode the data before you send it."

Etymology

From en- + code.

Related phrases

re-encodeplain textre encode

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