encode

Convert to cipher

To encode is to convert information into a particular form or code.

Data is encoded for transmission or storage; a message may be encoded to keep it secret.

In computing, encoding translates characters into a format computers can process: The file was encoded in UTF-8.

More broadly, experiences or meanings can be encoded in memory, symbols, or DNA.

The opposite is decode.

cryptography

cipher

Hidden writing system

scramble · obfuscate · plaintext · ciphertext · hash · RSA · AES · DES · SSL · TLS

data

binary

Consisting of two parts

  • hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
  • ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
  • UTF-8Character encoding standard

base64 · bits · bytes · serialization · format · parsing · schema · datatype · escape · delimiter

media

video

Recorded moving imagery

bitrate · codec · format · render · capture · recording · broadcast · signal · modulation · carrier

compression

zip

Toothed sliding fastener

lossy · codec · bitrate · mp3 · quantization · artifact · transcode · stream · buffer

genetics

DNA

Hereditary code molecule

  • RNAGene expression molecule
  • geneHereditary information unit
  • codonBase triplet encoding amino

protein · nucleotide · transcription · translation · genome · sequence · mutation · ribosome · messenger · synthesis

programming

compile

Collect into unified whole

variable · debug · execute · interpreter · runtime · bytecode · assembly · instruction · parser · compiler

memory

engram

Stored neural record

learning · imprint · trace · hippocampus · neural · storage · retrieval · long-term · short-term · associative

Categories
Opposites
information transformation direction

encodedecode

Convert from cipher

decrypt · decipher · decompress · unpack · extract

clarity/accessibility of information

encodereveal

Make something visible

expose · clarify · disclose · uncover · lay bare

intelligibility

encodeinterpret

Extract or convey meaning

read · translate · decipher · decrypt · crack

Phrases
Family

encoded, encoding, encodes, encoder, encodings, encoders, unencoded

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