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Noun encoding has 1 sense
  1. encoding, encryption - the activity of converting from plain text into code
    --1 is a kind of cryptography, coding, secret writing
    --1 has particulars: compression; data encryption
    Derived form: verb encode1
,Verb encode has 1 sense
  1. encode, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code - convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
    --1 is one way to write
    Antonyms: decode, decrypt, decipher
    Derived form: noun encoding1
    Sample sentence:
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