noun encoding (computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text. 1
noun encoding the action of transforming a message into code 0
noun encoding the action of converting (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses 0
noun encoding the action of expressing a message in another language 0
noun encoding A conversion of plain text into a code or cypher form (for decoding by the recipient). 0
