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encode
Last modified: Thursday, May 28, 2009
The phrase used to describe the method of preparing data for
storage or
transmission. Encoding data usually means redundancies are eliminated and
complexity in the data is reduced. Compression algorithms are also based on one
or more encoding methods.
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