what does encoding mean?

Answer 1

Agreed with brandon

here's the link for google define:encoding:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=define%3Aencoding&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

and dictionary.com's definition:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/encoding

Answer 2

The process of electronically "writing" information on magnetic stripes or smart card chips.

So when you save a file you encode

Answer 3

en is greek meaning in and encoding means to code into.

It means to translate into a code or to translate to code.

Decoding is to translate from a code.

Encoding usually uses a process that converts from one thing to another, and often results in a smaller version of the original

Answer 4

It means translating data from one format to another. So if you change a BMP into a JPEG, that is encoding.

Answer 5

I don't know it as a computing term but normally it means to transcribe a piece of straightforward prose into a coded version, so only someone who knows the code can translate it. The opposite ie translating a coded message is called de-coding.

Answer 6

encoding in EMS means contacting the hospital you are enroute to a giving them patient information either by voice(cell phone) or by wireless data transmition (EKG)

Answer 7

GO to google.com and type in Define:encoding and it will give you your answer.