"encode" meaning in English

See encode in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈkoʊd/ [US], /ɪnˈkəʊd/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-encode.wav [UK] Forms: encode [canonical], encodes [third-person, singular], encoded [past], encoded [past, participle], encoding [present, participle]
Etymology: en- + code Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|en|code}} en- + code Head templates: {{verb|encod|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you encode text, you convert it into code. Synonyms: encipher, encrypt
    Sense id: simple-encode-en-verb-oQhlT74p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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