Definition of "encode" []

• To put (a message, for example) into code. (verb-transitive)
• Computer Science To format (electronic data) according to a standard format. (verb-transitive)
• Genetics To specify the genetic code for (a protein molecule, for example). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "You have that part where DNA is "decoded" (transcription-translation) into RNA and protein, but you missed that part where RNA and protein "encode" DNA (reverse transcription-translation)."
• "The idea that some terms encode a male worldview is initially a puzzling one."
• "It’s not about HD. 480 lines and a decent encode is enough."