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encodings

encodings is the plural of encoding.

Meaning of encoding

Noun

encoding (plural encodings)

  1. 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.
  2. A conversion of plain text into a code or cypher form (for transmission to a recipient).
    Antonyms:
    decoding

Phrases with encodings

Questions about encodings

What is encodings the plural of?
Encodings is the plural of encoding.

Words near encodings in the dictionary

  1. encodements
  2. encoder
  3. encoders
  4. encodes
  5. encoding
  6. encodings
  7. encoffin
  8. encoffined
  9. encoffiner
  10. encoffiners
  11. encoffining

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Adapted from Wiktionary: encodings (page history and authors); encoding (page history and authors). 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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