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Transcode vs Encode - What's the difference?

transcode | encode | Related terms |

Encode is a related term of transcode.



As verbs the difference between transcode and encode

is that transcode is to convert from one encoding to another while encode is to convert plain text into code.

transcode

English

Verb

(transcod)
  • To convert from one encoding to another.

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    encode

    English

    Verb

    (encod)
  • To convert plain text into code.
  • (communication) To convert source information into another form.

    • Antonyms

    * decode

    Derived terms

    * encoder * encoding

    Related terms

    * code * codec * decode * re-encode * transcode

    References

    * {{reference-book , last = Berg , first = Jeremy M. , coauthors = Tymoczko, John; Stryer, Lubert , title = Biochemistry , url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=stryer , accessdate = 5 December 2009 , edition = Fifth eidtion , year = 2002 , publisher = W H Freeman and Company , id = ISBN 0716730510 , chapter = RNA Synthesis and Splicing , chapterurl = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=stryer&part=A3946
  • A3947
    • , quote = The ability of one gene to encode more than one distinct mRNA and, hence, more than one protein may play a key role in expanding the repertoire of our genomes. }} ----