encoded; encoding; encodes
1
a
: to convert (something, such as a body of information) from one system of communication into another
especially
: to convert (a message) into code
b
: to convey symbolically
the capacity of poetry to encode ideology—
J. D. Niles
J. D. Niles2
: to specify the genetic code for
encoder
noun
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Credit cards are encoded with cardholder information.
a technology that encodes images
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Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But recent studies have shown that the brain encodes absence with unique neural patterns.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
There are theories about it first being encoded in RNA, which can function both as an information-storage and as a functional molecule, like proteins now do.
—quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
To map and characterize all the proteins encoded and produced by the human genome, scientists have embarked on the Human Proteome Project (HPP).
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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encode
verb
en·code
in-ˈkōd 
en-
: to change (as a body of information) from one system of communication into another
especially
: to change (a message) into code
encoder
noun
Medical Definition
encode
transitive verb
en·code
in-ˈkōd, en-
encoded; encoding
: to specify the genetic code for
each nucleotide triplet or codon on the mRNA chain encodes a specific amino acid—J. E. Darnell, Jr.
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