noun Definition of encode in Technology 1. (algorithm, hardware) To convert data or some physical quantity into a given format. E.g. uuencode. See also encoder. 2. (cryptography) To encrypt, to perform encryption. 1
verb encode If you encode a message or some information, you put it into a code or express it in a different form or system of language. 0
verb encode to convert (a message) from plain text into code 0
verb encode to convert (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses 0
verb encode to convert (an electrical signal) into a form suitable for transmission 0
verb encode to convert (a nerve signal) into a form that can be received by the brain 0
verb encode to use (a word, phrase, etc, esp of a foreign language) in the construction appropriate to it in that language 0
verb transitive encode to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code 0
verb transitive encode to convert (data) by applying an electronic code 0
verb encode To convert plain text into code. 0
verb encode (communication) To convert source information into another form. 0
verb encode Constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcript DNA material. 0
