encode

Definition of Encode in English :

1. encode

convert information into code

Example Sentences:
'encode pictures digitally'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Encode

verb (transitive)

1.

to convert (a message) from plain text into code

2. computing

to convert (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses

Compare decode (sense 2)

3.

to convert (an electrical signal) into a form suitable for transmission

4.

to convert (a nerve signal) into a form that can be received by the brain

5.

to use (a word, phrase, etc, esp of a foreign language) in the construction appropriate to it in that language

verb transitiveWord forms: enˈcoded or enˈcoding

1.

to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code

2.

to convert (data) by applying an electronic code

v. en·cod·ed, en·cod·ing, en·codes

v.tr.

1. To convert (a message or other information) into code.

2. To format (electronic data) according to a standard format.

3. Genetics To specify the genetic code for (a protein, for example).

v.intr.

1. To convert information into code.

2. To format electronic data according to a standard format.

3. Genetics To specify the genetic code for a protein.