Encode Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

encodes;

encoded;

encoding

encodes;

encoded;

encoding

Britannica Dictionary definition of ENCODE

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1

:

to put (a message) into the form of a code so that it can kept secret

:

code

• an encoded message

— compare decode

2

:

to put information in the form of a code on (something)

• Credit cards are encoded with cardholder information.

3

:

to change (information) into a set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be read by a computer

• a technology that encodes images/files

— encoder

noun,

plural

encoders

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