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encoding

encoding

12 4.7
A way of changing information into a code for storing, sending, or keeping it secret
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : codificación
  • So the statement we're making is, if there is such an algorithm, then there is an encoding, right?
  • encoding instruction
  • encoding cues
  • semantic encoding

So I consider that a reasonable encoding, OK.

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Examples

  • The first byte is encoding the modifier keys, control, shift, all that sort of thing.

  • During the data transfer, proper encoding ensured that none of the information was lost.

  • So we do a lot of encoding of really long projects.

  • So I consider that a reasonable encoding, OK.

  • Yeah, this is a common encoding that Jason really likes.

  • And both of these cards have significantly better hardware encoding, at least right now.

  • At this level, scanning or encoding are the two most common options.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I've never seen encoding like this.

  • That's how the encoding decoding system knows which things match which.

  • Findings from this research suggest the need to encourage teachers to implement direct, explicit encoding instruction and guided encoding practice.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

encryption
vsencoding
  • Specialized
55 5.6

To change information into a code so only people with permission can read it

is broader, also used simply for storage or transmission without secrecy focus
coding
vsencoding
  • Specialized
17 4.1

Writing messages in a secret code to hide their meaning

is broader, also used for storage and transmission, not only secrecy
serialization
vsencoding
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Turning data into a form a computer can save or send

focuses on format and reconstruction rather than preventing unauthorized access
data encryption
vsencoding
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A way of changing information into a secret code so only people with the key can read it

is broader, also used for storage and transmission not only secrecy
encipherment
vsencoding
  • Specialized
9.9

Putting a message into a secret code so others cannot read it

is wider, used for storage and transmission as well as secrecy

Antonyms

7 3.5

To change coded or secret information into normal words so people can understand it

How Secure

encryption
  • Specialized
55 5.6
encoding
  • Specialized
12 4.7
obfuscation
  • Formal
12 8.7

Surface Forms

encoding singular
encodings plural

Morphology

encoding = encode (transparent) = en + code + ing

Formed by a standard verb 'encode' plus the gerundive suffix '-ing'; meaning is clearly 'the process of encoding'.

Etymology

The word encoding comes from en- 'in' and code 'a set of signs'. So, encoding is putting information 'into a code' to store it, send it, or keep it secret.