Meaning & use
Encoded
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Converted into a coded form, especially for storage, transmission, or security; also, expressed indirectly or symbolically.
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The message was encoded so that only the intended recipient could read it.
Cultural attitudes about class are often encoded in the way characters speak in old novels.
A note on using this word
Beyond cryptography and computing, 'encoded' is widely used in biology, where genetic information is described as being 'encoded' in DNA.
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