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encoding
- /ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/ US
- /ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊdɪŋ
noun encodings
- 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.
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A conversion of plain text into a code or cypher form (for transmission to a recipient).
Opposite: decoding
verb
- present participle and gerund of encode We have isolated the gene encoding the Schwann cell glycoprotein P0, the major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: encryption, codec, coder, coding, code, encrypt, cryptography, coded, encrypted, cryptographic, cipher, crypto, codifying, codify, codification, keying
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noun character encoding (computing)
| Español | codificación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인코딩 inkoding |
| 日本語 | エンコーディング enkōdingu, 文字コード moji-kōdo |
| 中文 | 編碼 /编码 biānmǎ |
| हिन्दी | एन्कोडिंग enkoḍiṅg |
| Português | codificação |
| Français | codage |
| Deutsch | Kodierung |
| Ελληνικά | κωδικοποίηση kodikopoíisi |
| Русский | кодиро́вка kodiróvka, набо́р си́мволов nabór símvolov, коди́рование kodírovanije |
| Tiếng Việt | biên mã |
| العربية | تَرْمِيز tarmīz, إِنْكُودِينْغ ʔinkūdinḡ |
| עברית | קִידוּד kidúd |
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title = {encoding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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