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encode

Syllables: en·code/ɪnˈkəʊd/US/ɪnˈkoʊd/

encode verb: to convert (plain text) into code.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To convert (plain text) into code.
    • encode a secret message to be sent
    Synonyms:
    encipher, encrypt
    Antonyms:
    decode, decipher, decrypt
  2. (transitive) To convert source information into another form.
    • The blotchy black mark she impresses on my hand will still be there tomorrow morning, a confused barcode, unsure of what exactly it encodes.2012, Ben Masters, Noughties
  3. 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...

Noun

encode (plural encodes)

  1. An encoding operation.
    • When each encode is finished a notification will appear on your screen to let you know it's completed […]2017, Tom Wolsky, From iMovie to Final Cut Pro X: Making the Creative Leap, page 378

Proper noun capitalized: ENCODE

ENCODE

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Encyclopedia of DNA Elements; a catalogue of all the functional elements, encoded in the human genome.
    • 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.2017, Franziska Denk, "Don’t let useful data go to waste", Nature, 543:7, 2 March 2017, doi:10.1038/543007a.

encode meaning in Vietnamese

encode in Vietnamese

to convert plain text into code
mã hóa
to convert source information into another form
chuyển mã

Examples of encode in a sentence

  • A Coxeter-Dynkin diagram encodes the information in a Coxeter matrix, which in turn encodes the presentation of a Coxeter group.
  • When dialling a modern telephone, the telephone number is encoded and transmitted inband across the telephone line as a set of audible tones.
  • Confusion regarding the encoding of script elements extends to the keyboard layouts provided by operating systems.

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Synonyms of encode

Antonyms

Forms of encode

Verb
third-person singular presentencodes
present participleencoding
past participleencoded
pastencoded
Noun
pluralencodes

Past tense of encode: encoded

Origin of encode

From en- + code.

Words formed from encode

Words that rhyme with encode

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Questions about encode

What does encode mean?
Encode means to convert (plain text) into code.
What is encode in Vietnamese?
Encode in Vietnamese is mã hóa, chuyển mã. See Encode meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is encode?
Encode can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce encode?
Encode is pronounced /ɪnˈkoʊd/ (US).
What is the past tense of encode?
The past tense of encode is encoded.

Words near encode in the dictionary

  1. encoat
  2. encoated
  3. encodabilities
  4. encodability
  5. encodable
  6. encode
  7. encoded
  8. encodement
  9. encodements
  10. encoder
  11. encoders

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