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encoder

encoder

3 5.7
A program that changes data into a different, smaller form for storage or sending
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈkoʊdər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : codificador
  • The single-axis drive incorporates a built-in RS-232C serial communications interface and an optical encoder for velocity and position feedback.
  • optical encoder
  • incremental encoder
  • linear encoder

Well OK, Prores is more limited by how fast the SSD can write than how fast the encoder is.

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Examples

  • The output of the encoder is a data bit stream to be written on the disk.

    Academic text (1996)

  • This is a MICR encoder a machine used to encode bank checks.

    Catch Me If You Can (2002)

  • A line of precision encoder products features an opto-ASIC chip design.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Since carries are resolved in the encoder, bit stuffing is not needed.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Other models provide digital pulse output by means of an encoder and are reportedly accurate to 0.05 percent full stroke.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Each axis is controlled by two incremental linear encoders that extend over the length to be traveled.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The encoder processes the audio files and converts them into a suitable format for streaming.

  • Using an encoder, the video was compressed to reduce its file size without losing quality.

  • The text was sent through an encoder that transformed it into a secure, encrypted format.

Synonyms

codec
vsencoder
  • Specialized
7 5.6

A program that makes video and audio files smaller so they can be stored and made playable

is about creating coded data for general processing storage or transmission
data converter
vsencoder
  • Specialized
5.1

A device or program that changes information from one format to another, like turning sound into digital data

focuses on making coded forms for processing storage or transmission

Antonyms

decoder
  • Specialized
6 4.0

A device that turns coded or secret messages into readable language

Compounds

absolute encoder
  • Specialized
8.3

A device that always shows the exact position of a rotating part even after a power outage

rotary encoder
  • Specialized
6.1

A device that tells how far a rotating shaft has turned by sending a code

shaft encoder
  • Specialized
8.0

A device that measures how a shaft turns and sends that information as a signal

How Encoded

encoder
  • Specialized
3 5.7
converter
  • Specialized
46 4.1

Surface Forms

encoder singular
encoders plural

Morphology

encoder = encode (transparent) = encode + er

Clear agentive formation: the verb 'encode' plus the productive suffix '-er' yields a noun for a person or device that encodes.

Etymology

The word encoder comes from en- 'in' and code 'a system of signs'. Think of an encoder as something that 'puts' information into a code, so an encoder is a device or program that changes data into a coded form for storage or sending.