encoding — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.

2. A conversion of plain text into a code or cypher form (for transmission to a recipient).

   Antonyms

   decoding

Noun

1. the activity of converting data or information into code

   Synonyms

   encryption

   Broader terms

   cryptographycodingsecret writingsteganography