Definitions
1.verbTo convert (plain text) into code.
2.verb(communication) To convert source information into another form.
3.verbTo constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.
4.nounThe 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.
5.nounA conversion of plain text into a code or cypher form (for decoding by the recipient).