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encode

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkəʊd, ɛn-/
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Definition of encode

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

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