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{{wiktionary|encode|encoder}}

In [[information processing]], '''encoding''' is the [[process]] of converting [[information]] into [[data]] for further processing by a [[data processing system]].

'''Encode''' or '''encoding''' may refer to:

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* [[Encoding]], or code

[[ko:인코딩]]

==Biology==

In [[telecommunication]], the term '''encode''' has the following meanings:

* [[Coding region]] of a gene

* [[ENCODE]] (Encyclopedia of DNA Elements)

==Computer science==

<b>1.</b> To convert [[data]] by the use of a [[code]], frequently one consisting of [[binary_numeral_system|binary]] numbers, in such a manner that reconversion to the original form is possible.

* [[APL (programming language)]] dyadic Encode function and its symbol ⊤

* [[Binary encoding]]

* [[Binary-to-text encoding]]

'''See also:'''* [[Character encoding]]

* [[Encoding (memory)]]

* [[MPEG encoding]]

* [[Semantics encoding]]

* Text encoding — see [[character encoding]] applied to textual data

* [[Video encoding]]

==Semiotics==

<b>2.</b> [To] Convert [[plain text]] to equivalent [[cipher text]] by means of a code.

* [[Encoding (semiotics)]]

==See also==

<b>3.</b> To append redundant [[check]] symbols to a [[message]] for the purpose of generating an [[error]] [[detection]] and correction code.

* [[Encoder (disambiguation)]]

* [[European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies|ENCOD, the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies]]

* {{intitle|Encoding}}

{{disambiguation}}

'''See also:''' [[Character encoding]]

Source: from [[Federal Standard 1037C]] and from [[MIL-STD-188]] and from the [[National Information Systems Security Glossary]]