encode

present singular third person encodes · participle present encoding · participle past encoded · past encoded

1. transitiveTo convert (plain text) into code.

   encode a secret message to be sent

   Synonyms: encipher, encrypt · Antonyms: decode, decipher, decrypt

2. transitivecommunicationTo convert source information into another form.

   The blotchy black mark she impresses on my hand will still be there tomorrow morning, a confused barcode, unsure of what exactly it encodes.

   2012, Ben Masters, Noughties

3. biologyTo constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.

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   Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John and Stryer, Lubert (2002), “RNA Synthesis and Splicing”, in Biochemistry, Fifth eidtion edition, W H Freeman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Dec 2009: “The ability of one gene to encode more than one distinct mRNA and, hence, more than one protein may play a key role in expanding the repertoire of our genomes.”

plural encodes

1. An encoding operation.

   When each encode is finished a notification will appear on your screen to let you know it's completed […]

   2017, Tom Wolsky, From iMovie to Final Cut Pro X: Making the Creative Leap, page 378

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Encyclopedia of DNA Elements; a catalogue of all the functional elements, encoded in the human genome.

   2017, Franziska Denk, "Don’t let useful data go to waste", Nature, 543:7, 2 March 2017, doi:10.1038/543007a. Many scientists have used some of those resources, such as the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) launched by the US National Human Genome Research Institute.