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encode, encodes, encoding, encoded (verb forms)
1. To convert a message, information, etc. into a code for transmission, frequently in binary digits for storage in a digital computer.
2. To format electronic data according to a standard format; that is, to convert characters and symbols into a digital form as a series of impulses; such as, to digitally encode pictures.
3. Rewriting information into a form which can be manually or automatically interpreted by a computer program.
4. To convert data or some physical quantity into a given format.
5. In psychology, the process by which any incoming information; such as, sensory stimuli or the temporal (time) sequence of events, is stored so it can later be retrieved as memory.
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