encode

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkəʊd, ɛn-/

verb

[with object]
  • convert into a coded form: using this technique makes it possible to encode and transmit recorded video information
  • Computing convert (information or an instruction) into a particular form: the amount of time required to encode a wav file to mp3 format
  • Biochemistry (of a gene) be responsible for producing (a substance or behaviour): this is the gene that encodes the yeast mating type protein [no object]: such distortions can damage the genes encoding for the proteins that suppress tumor growth

Derivatives

encoder

noun