encode

[en-kohd]

verb (used with object)

encoded, encoding 

1. to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.

encode

/ ɪnˈkəʊd /

verb

1. to convert (a message) from plain text into code

2. computing to convert (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses Compare decode

3. to convert (an electrical signal) into a form suitable for transmission

4. to convert (a nerve signal) into a form that can be received by the brain

5. to use (a word, phrase, etc, esp of a foreign language) in the construction appropriate to it in that language

encode

1. To specify the genetic code for the synthesis of a protein molecule or a part of a protein molecule.

Other Word Forms

• encodable adjective
• encodement noun
• encoder noun
• misencode verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of encode¹

First recorded in 1930–35; en- ¹ + code

Example Sentences

A number of adversaries who stole material encoded by cryptography were then able to regain ongoing access to the victims' SharePoint data, he said.

From BBC

Greenberg, a native son of Long Island, encoded his social observations about the frenzied real estate hierarchy in comic language that rarely if ever missed its mark.

From Los Angeles Times

This suggests that the reason we don’t remember our earliest years is related to how they are encoded in the brain.

From Salon

Concepts in the human brain, as we've seen, can be encoded with just a small number of neurons firing, or even just one.

From Salon

This is in contrast to everything that is known about how memories are encoded in non-human animals, and it suggests that this might be a key adaptation behind human intelligence.

From Salon