Definition of Encoding

1. Noun. The activity of converting data or information into code.

Exact synonyms: Encryption
Generic synonyms: Coding, Cryptography, Secret Writing, Steganography
Specialized synonyms: Compression, Data Encryption
Derivative terms: Encode, Encrypt

Definition of Encoding

1. encode [v] - See also: encode

Medical Definition of Encoding

1. The first stage in the memory process, followed by storage and retrieval, involving processes associated with receiving or briefly registering stimuli through one or more of the senses and modifying that information; a decay process or loss of this information (a type of forgetting) occurs rapidly unless the next two stages, storage and retrieval, are activated. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Encoding

enclosure
enclosures
enclothe
enclothed
enclothes
encloud
enclouded
enclouds
encodable
encode
encoded
encoder
encoders
encodes
encoding (current term)
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encolour
encolours
encolure
encolures
encomia
encomiast
encomiastic
encomiasts
encomion
encomium
encomiums
encompass
encompassed
encompasses

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