encode
verb
en·code
| \ in-ËkĆd
, en-\
, en-\
encoded;
encoding;
encodes
Definition of encode
1a
: to convert (something, such as a body of information) from one system of communication into another
especially
: to convert (a message) into code
b
: to convey symbolically
the capacity of poetry to encode ideology— J. D. Niles
2
: to specify the genetic code for
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Examples of encode in a Sentence
Credit cards are encoded with cardholder information.
a technology that encodes images
Recent Examples on the Web
The initiative allows engineers to preserve the highest-possible quality when encoding master recordings for digital distribution through iTunes (and now Apple Music). — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Apple rebrands its best-sounding music as âApple Digital Mastersâ," 7 Aug. 2019 The trio, a late masterpiece from Schoenbergâs 12-tone period, was written after the composer suffered a near-fatal heart attack, and aspects of the experience are supposedly encoded in the music. — David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com, "Marvels from Schumann and Schoenberg at Marlboro Music Festival," 29 July 2019 Libraâlike all money encoded in ones and zerosâhas to be stored in whatâs called a digital wallet in order to move around the Internet. — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, "Facebookâs Audacious Pitch for a Global Cryptocurrency," 30 July 2019 The information encoded in that genetic material can enrich our understanding of humanityâs prehistoric past. — Jordan Wilkerson, Dallas News, "At 31,000 years old, two children's teeth and their ancient DNA unravel mystery of human migration," 9 July 2019 The machine worked by entering letters on a typewriter-like keyboard and then encoding them through a series of rotors to a light board, which showed the coded equivalents. — New York Times, "Overlooked No More: Alan Turing, Condemned Code Breaker and Computer Visionary," 5 June 2019 In the last few years, an era of social activism and political unrest encoded in hashtags â #Resist, #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter â has a soundtrack every bit as direct. — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, "Greg Kot picks his top albums of 2018 ... so far," 6 July 2018 But Miller and his colleagues theorize that when the quantity of items placed in working memory gets too large, the number of possible predictions for those items cannot easily be encoded into the feedback signal. — Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, "When Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks Your Brain Out of Sync," 9 June 2018 Teaching a computer to pick a pedestrian out of an ocean of sensor data is easier than describing the difference, or even encoding it. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, "Inside Waymoâs strategy to grow the best brains for self-driving cars," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'encode.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for encode
encode
verb
English Language Learners Definition of encode
: to put (a message) into the form of a code so that it can kept secret
: to put information in the form of a code on (something)
: to change (information) into a set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be read by a computer
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encode
transitive verb
en·code
| \ in-ËkĆd, en-
\
\
encoded;
encoding
Medical Definition of encode
: to specify the genetic code for
each nucleotide triplet or codon on the mRNA chain encodes a specific amino acid— J. E. Darnell, Jr.
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