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encode

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

Convert plain text to cipher text by means of a code.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon

To convert plaintext to ciphertext by means of a code.

Wordset Dictionary

convert information into code

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
encipherencrypt
pasttense
encoded
presentparticiple
encoding
thirdpersonsingular
encodes
pastparticiple
encoded