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to recode

to recode

1 6.8
To change data into a different code or format for a new use
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkoʊd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : recodificar
  • When race/ethnicity was recoded into white and nonwhite categories, there were 69% white and 31% nonwhite.
  • variables were recoded
  • recoded categories
  • items were recoded

This does mean that IRS coders have to kind of recode the system to be able to print these checks with Donald Trump, a name in the memo line, Donald J Trump.

Examples

  • Because the SEC categorizes inconsistently, I reviewed all enforcement actions and recoded a handful that were improperly categorized.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The data from the original version of the survey were recoded to 1=1, 2=3, 3=4, and 4=5.

    Academic text (2013)

  • All missing resource availability items were recoded with the median score for that item.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Each question was recoded into two separate measures reflecting more liberal and more conservative positions.

    Academic text (2013)

  • After data collection, several tapes were recoded to test intra-observer reliability.

    Academic text (2002)

  • For example, an individual reporting 25-30 hours a week would be recoded as working 27.5 hours a week.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The data from the original survey were recoded to make it easier to analyze.

  • After data collection, several responses were recoded to ensure consistency across the dataset.

  • For the report, the survey results were recoded into simpler categories for better clarity.

Synonyms

to recast
vsto recode
9 5.6

Present an idea in a different form or style

focuses specifically on converting data into a different code or format
to reformat
vsto recode
  • Specialized
3 3.6

To change the way a file is stored or arranged

converts information into a different code or structure to adapt it

Antonyms

to decode
51 3.8

To change coded information into normal words

How Extensive

rewrite
  • Specialized
3 7.2
to reengineer
  • Specialized
3 5.5
to recode
  • Specialized
1 6.8
to reformat
  • Specialized
3 3.6
to adjust
317 2.7

Surface Forms

recode infinitive
recoded past
recoded past participle
recoding present participle
recodes third person singular

Morphology

recode = code (transparent) = re + code

This is a regular use of 're-' with the verb 'code', meaning to code again or code differently for a new format or purpose.

Etymology

Recode comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and code meaning 'a system of signs or rules', so it literally means 'write the code again'. So, to recode information is to change its format or structure so it fits a new use or is easier to work with.