Etymology

From en- +‎ codeCategory:English terms prefixed with en-#CODE.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkoʊd/Category:English 2-syllable words#ENCODECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ENCODE
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkəʊd/Category:English 2-syllable words#ENCODECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ENCODE

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -əʊdCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊd#ENCODECategory:Rhymes:English/əʊd/2 syllables#ENCODE
• Hyphenation: en‧code

Verb

encode (third-person singular simple present encodes, present participle encoding, simple past and past participle encoded)Category:English lemmas#ENCODECategory:English verbs#ENCODECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ENCODECategory:Pages with entries#ENCODECategory:Pages with 2 entries#ENCODE

1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ENCODE) To convert (plain text) into code.

   Synonyms: encipher, encrypt

   Antonyms: decode, decipher, decrypt

   Coordinate terms: recode, recipher

   encode a secret message to be sent

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2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ENCODE, communicationCategory:en:Communication#ENCODE) To convert source information into another form.

   Coordinate term: transcode

   • 2012, Ben Masters, Noughties:

     The blotchy black mark she impresses on my hand will still be there tomorrow morning, a confused barcode, unsure of what exactly it encodes.

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3. (biologyCategory:en:Biology#ENCODE) To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.
   • 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 5 December 2009: “The ability of one gene to encode more than one distinct mRNA and, hence, more than one protein may play a key role in expanding the repertoire of our genomes.”

Noun

encode (plural encodes)Category:English lemmas#ENCODECategory:English nouns#ENCODECategory:English countable nouns#ENCODECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ENCODECategory:Pages with entries#ENCODECategory:Pages with 2 entries#ENCODE

1. An encoding operation.
   • 2017, Tom Wolsky, From iMovie to Final Cut Pro X: Making the Creative Leap, page 378:

     When each encode is finished a notification will appear on your screen to let you know it's completed […]

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Anagrams

• Cedeno

Verb

encodeCategory:French non-lemma forms#ENCODECategory:French verb forms#ENCODECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ENCODECategory:Pages with entries#ENCODECategory:Pages with 2 entries#ENCODE

1. inflection of encoder:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative