encoding

/ɪnˈkəʊd/ (bre, ipa) · [ɛnkˈodɪŋ] /ɪnˈkoʊd/ (ame, ipa)

encoding — verb

  • encodingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • encodings3rd person singular
  • encodinging-ing form
  • encodingedpast simple

1. the present-participle form of 'encode' used for turning messages, data, or othe

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

the present-participle form of 'encode' used for turning messages, data, or other information into code, symbols, or a machine-readable form so it can be hidden, stored, or handled more easily

例句

The nurse is encoding each patient file before it leaves the clinic.

encoding files before they are sent out

Caleb kept encoding the rescue plan as short numbers on the map.

encode + object + as short numbers

同義詞
  • encrypt

    narrower; used when the main goal is to keep information secret

  • convert

    broader and more neutral; any change from one format to another

  • compress

    focuses on making a file smaller rather than mainly on coding it

反義詞
  • decode

    turn coded information back into ordinary meaning

文法句型

encode + file/message/data

encode + noun phrase + as/in + system

用法筆記

The object is usually data, files, names, answers, or messages, and the sentence often states the system used after 'as' or 'in'. Distinguish this from decode: encoding creates the coded form first, while decoding turns that form back into plain meaning.

常見錯誤

❌The app kept decoding the payment data before uploading it.
✅The app kept encoding the payment data before uploading it.
💡decode turns coded information back into plain form; encode changes it into the code first.
❌The printer was encoding into PDF all afternoon.
✅The printer was encoding the report as a PDF all afternoon.
💡encode usually takes the information being changed as a direct object.