encode

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈkoʊd/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To change information into a particular form or code.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.

Examples

  • You have to encode the data before you send it.

  • Don't forget to encode it first!

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈkəʊd/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To convert source information into another form.

  2. To convert (plain text) into code.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An encoding operation.

More examples

In context

  • encode a secret message to be sent

  • 2017, Franziska Denk, "Don’t let useful data go to waste", Nature, 543:7, 2 March 2017, doi:10.1038/543007a. Many scientists have used some of those resources, such as the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) launched by the US National Human Genome Research...

  • Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John and Stryer, Lubert (2002), “RNA Synthesis and Splicing”, in Biochemistry, Fifth eidtion edition, W H Freeman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Dec 2009: “The ability of one gene to encode more than one distinct mRNA and, hen...

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Origin

verb

From en- + code.