encode
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- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkoʊd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkəʊd/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -əʊd
- Hyphenation: en‧code
Verb edit
encode (third-person singular simple present encodes, present participle encoding, simple past and past participle encoded)
- (transitive) To convert (plain text) into code.
- (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.
- (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.; Tymoczko, John; Stryer, Lubert (2002), “RNA Synthesis and Splicing”, in Biochemistry[1], 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.”
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to convert plain text into code
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to convert source information into another form
genetics
Noun edit
encode (plural encodes)
- 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
- inflection of encoder: