encoding
/ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
noun
- The process of converting information into a particular form, especially for storage, transmission, or encryption.
- The encoding of the video file took several hours due to its high resolution.
- Proper encoding ensures that text displays correctly in different languages.
- The scientist studied the encoding of genetic information in DNA.
- A system or standard for representing information, such as a character set or code.
- The file was saved with the wrong encoding, so the letters appeared as gibberish.
- The encoding of the message used a simple substitution cipher.
- UTF-8 is a common encoding used for web pages.
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verb
- Present participle of encode: converting information into a particular form.
- The spy was encoding the secret message when the door opened.
- The programmer is encoding the data into a secure format.
- They are encoding the audio files for the podcast.
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