encode

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Instead of coding for a viral protein like Covid, these mRNA vaccines encode fragments of tumor-specific proteins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Qubits, meanwhile, are the basic units of information that encode data in a quantum machine, analogous to bits in traditional computers.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

The genre’s marginal roots complicate blanket condemnations, since the same raunchy lyrics often encode critiques of class exclusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

“And attention is the front end of memory, right? So without attention, you can’t encode or remember anything.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025

To encode a message, you first convert the message from words to the corresponding five-digit numbers from the codebook.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin