Definition of ENCODING

encoding

Plural: encodings

Noun

  • the activity of converting data or information into code
  • 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.
  • A conversion of plain text into a code or cypher form (for transmission to a recipient).

Verb

  • convert information into code
  • present participle and gerund of encode

Synonyms

encode, encryption

Antonyms

decode, decoding

Scrabble Score: 12

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