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Noun: encoding  en'kow-ding
  1. The activity of converting data or information into code
    "The IT department was responsible for encoding sensitive customer data";
    - encryption
Verb: encode  en'kowd
  1. Convert information into code
    "encode pictures digitally"

Derived forms: encodings

Type of: coding, convert, cryptography, secret writing, steganography

Antonym: decrypt

Encyclopedia: Encoding

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