encode

1. (transitive) To convert (plain text) into code.Examples: "encode a secret message to be sent"Synonyms: encipher, encryptAntonyms: decode, decipher, decrypttransitive

2. (transitive, communication) To convert source information into another form.Examples: "The blotchy black mark she impresses on my hand will still be there tomorrow morning, a confused barcode, unsure of what exactly it encodes."transitive

3. (biology) To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.Examples: "Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John and Stryer, Lubert (2002), “RNA Synthesis and Splicing”, in Biochemistry, Fifth eidtion edition, W H Freeman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Dec 2009: “The ability of one gene to encode more than one distinct mRNA and, hence, more than one protein may play a key role in expanding the repertoire of our genomes.”"