encoding
/ɛnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
converting information from one form to another for transmission or storage
encoding in a sentence
“The brain encodes experiences into neural patterns.”
Origin of encoding
Greek en- (in) + Latin codex (book, system)
Related Words
decoding
extracting the original information from an encoded form
signal-to-noise ratio
the proportion of meaningful information to irrelevant interference
bandwidth
the capacity of a channel to transmit information; cognitive processing capacity
lossless
preserving all original information through transformation
lossy
sacrificing some information for efficiency or simplicity
channel capacity
the maximum rate at which information can be reliably transmitted