encoded; encoding; encodes
1
a
: 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
J. D. Niles2
: to specify the genetic code for
encoder
noun
Examples of encode in a Sentence
Credit cards are encoded with cardholder information.
a technology that encodes images
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Today, Asimov Press debuted an anthology of biotechnology essays and science fiction stories encoded in strands of DNA.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
In photonic chips, information can be encoded in optical properties like polarization, phase, magnitude, frequency, and wavevector.
—Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
Therefore, their chemical makeup encodes information about the processes that led to the development of life on Earth.
—Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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encode
verb
en·code
in-ˈkōd 
en-
: to change (as a body of information) from one system of communication into another
especially
: to change (a message) into code
encoder
noun
Medical Definition
encode
transitive verb
en·code
in-ˈkōd, en-
encoded; encoding
: 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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