encoder

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noun

A device or algorithm used to encode something.

OriginEnglish encode ← Middle English code ← Old French code →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

nounencoder (plural encoders)

plural encoders

  1. A device or algorithm used to encode something.
  2. engineeringA sensor which converts a position into an electronic signal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Latincaudex
  9. Latincōdex
  10. Old Frenchcode
  11. Middle Englishcode
  12. Englishcode
  13. Englishencode
  14. Englishencoder

From encode + -er.

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Translations

Finnish enkooderi
  • enkooderia device to encode a signal
French encodeur
  • encodeura device to encode a signal
German Encoder, Enkoder
  • Encodera device to encode a signal
  • Enkodera device to encode a signal
  • Kodierera device to encode a signal
Greek κωδικοποιητής
  • κωδικοποιητής (kodikopoiitís)a device to encode a signal
Italian encoder, codificatore
  • encodera device to encode a signal
  • codificatorea device to encode a signal
Japanese エンコーダー
  • エンコーダー (enkōdā)a device to encode a signal
Polish koder, szyfrator
  • kodera device to encode a signal
  • szyfratora device to encode a signal
Turkish enkoder, kodlayıcı
  • enkodera device to encode a signal
  • kodlayıcıa device to encode a signal

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

encoder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encoder

MLA

“encoder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encoder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encoder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encoder.

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