re-encode

verb

To encode again.

“I re-encoded my digital music collection at a lower bitrate to save disk space.”

OriginEnglish encode ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person re-encodes · participle present re-encoding · participle past re-encoded · past re-encoded · alternative reencode

  1. transitiveTo encode again.

    I re-encoded my digital music collection at a lower bitrate to save disk space.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishencode
  7. Englishre-encode

From re- + encode.

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Translations

Greek επανακωδικοποιώ, επανακωδικογραφώ
  • επανακωδικοποιώ (epanakodikopoió)to convert plain text into code
  • επανακωδικογραφώ (epanakodikografó)to convert plain text into code
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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