encode

en- +‎ code

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkoʊd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkəʊd/

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• Rhymes: -əʊd
• Hyphenation: en‧code

encode (third-person singular simple present encodes, present participle encoding, simple past and past participle encoded)

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

   Synonyms: encipher, encrypt

   Antonyms: decode, decipher, decrypt

   Coordinate terms: recode, recipher

   encode a secret message to be sent

2. (transitive, communication) To convert source information into another form.

   Coordinate term: transcode

   • 2012, Ben Masters, Noughties:

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

3. (biology) 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 5 December 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.”

• encoder
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encode (plural encodes)

1. An encoding operation.
   • 2017, Tom Wolsky, From iMovie to Final Cut Pro X: Making the Creative Leap, page 378:

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

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encode

1. inflection of encoder:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative