Definition of "encoder" []

• A device used to encode a signal either for cryptography or compression. (noun)

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• "I'm going to have a look at the libx264 interface and see how easy it will be to make a Premiere compiler (that's what they call their encoder stage)."
• "Grab the matter encoder from the inventory and insert it into the empty slot to the right of the computer."
• "The best encoder is free from Nero and the easiest way to encode is using foobar2000 (Windows)."