encode
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"The human ability to encode information in signs and symbols was developed over many thousands of years. Writing is only one specific form in a long series of sign systems."
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
Since 2019, Microsoft's Silica project has been trying to encode data on glass plates, in a throwback to the early days of photography, when negatives were also stored on glass.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
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
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
The whole fabric of honey bee society depends on communication— on an innate ability to send and receive messages, to encode and decode information.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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