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encoder — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • encode verb To convert information into a particular form or system of symbols, so that it can be stored, sent or read by a machine.

Senses

encoder is used for these senses in English:

  • encode (transitive) To convert (plain text) into code.

encode — full definition

  1. verb To convert information into a particular form or system of symbols, so that it can be stored, sent or read by a machine.
  2. verb Of a gene or stretch of DNA: to carry the instructions for making a particular protein.
  3. verb To contain an idea or value in an indirect form, so that it is built into something without being stated openly.

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