percent-encode

verb

To convert special or reserved characters in a string (such as spaces, slashes or query symbols) into a safe format for use in URLs or URIs, by replacing each with a percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits representing its byte value.

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Meanings

verbpercent-encode (third-person singular simple present percent-encodes, present participle percent-encoding, simple past and past participle percent-encoded)

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

  1. InternettransitivecomputingTo convert special or reserved characters in a string (such as spaces, slashes or query symbols) into a safe format for use in URLs or URIs, by replacing each with a percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits representing its byte value.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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