percent-encoding

noun

A method used to encode special or reserved characters in URIs and URLs by replacing them with a percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits representing the character's byte value.

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URL encoding
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Meanings

nounpercent-encoding (usually uncountable, plural percent-encodings)

plural percent-encodings

  1. InternetuncountableusuallycomputingA method used to encode special or reserved characters in URIs and URLs by replacing them with a percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits representing the character's byte value.

    Synonyms: URL encoding

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of percent-encode

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA method used to encode special or reserved characters in URIs and URLs by replacing them with a percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits representing the character's byte value.

Similar
URL encoding
Also see
url encoding
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APA

percent-encoding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percent-encoding

MLA

“percent-encoding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percent-encoding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “percent-encoding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percent-encoding.

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