encoding
Syllables: en·cod·ing/ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/US/ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
encoding noun: the way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text. Also the present participle and gerund of encode.
Noun
encoding (plural encodings)
- The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.
- A conversion of plain text into a code or cypher form (for transmission to a recipient).
- Antonyms:
- decoding
Also used as
encoding is also the present participle and gerund of encode.
encoding meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
encoding in Hindi
- character encoding (computing)
- एन्कोडिंग enkoḍiṅg
encoding in Marathi
- एन्कोडिंग, एनकोडिंग
encoding in Urdu
- انکوڈنگ, اینکوڈنگ, انکوڈنگ کرنا
encoding in Bengali
- এনকোডিং, এনকোডিং করা
More languagesFewer languages
- encoding in Telugu
- ఎన్కోడింగ్
- encoding in Malayalam
- എൻകോഡിംഗ്, എൻകോഡിങ്, എൻകോഡിംഗിലേക്ക്
- encoding in Kannada
- ಎನ್ಕೋಡಿಂಗ್
- encoding in Punjabi
- ਇੰਕੋਡਿੰਗ, ਐੱਨਕੋਡਿੰਗ, ਐਨਕੋਡਿੰਗ
- encoding in Gujarati
- એન્કોડિંગ, એનકોડિંગ, એન્કોડીંગ
- encoding in Odia
- ଏନକୋଡିଂ, ଏନ୍କୋଡିଂ, ଏନକୋଡ଼ିଂ
- encoding in Nepali
- एन्कोडिङ, इन्कोडिङ, एनकोडिङ
- encoding in Arabic
- تَرْمِيز tarmīz, إِنْكُودِينْغ ʔinkūdinḡ
- encoding in Vietnamese
- biên mã
Antonyms of encoding
Forms of encoding
| plural | encodings |
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Words formed from encoding
- autoencoding
- byte pair encoding
- character encoding
- Church encoding
- font encoding
- input encoding
- Manchester encoding
- percent-encoding
- run-length encoding
- URL encoding
Phrases with encoding
Words that rhyme with encoding
Questions about encoding
- What does encoding mean?
- Encoding means the way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.
- What is encoding in Hindi?
- Encoding in Hindi is एन्कोडिंग (enkoḍiṅg). See Encoding meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is encoding?
- Encoding is a noun.
- How do you pronounce encoding?
- Encoding is pronounced /ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of encoding?
- The plural of encoding is encodings.
Words near encoding in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: encoding (page history and authors); encoding (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); encoding (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); encoding (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); encoding (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); encoding (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); encoding (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); encoding (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); encoding (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); encoding (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); encoding (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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