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There are a number of more specific meanings that apply in certain contexts:

  • Character Encoding is a code that pairs a set of natural language characters (such as an Alphabet or Syllabary ) with a set of something else, such as numbers or electrical pulses.

  • Text encoding uses a Markup Language to tag the structure and other features of a text to facilitate processing by computers. (See also Text Encoding Initiative .)

  • Semantics Encoding of formal language A in formal language B is a method of representing all terms (e.g. programs or descriptions) of language A using language B.

  • Encoding transforms a signal into a form optimized for Transmission or Storage , generally done with a Codec .



The term encoding is often used to refer to Encryption , but the term "encoding" implies no use of a Key .