function-focused encoding
nounUK /ˈfʌŋkʃən ˈfəʊkəst ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈfʌŋkʃən ˈfoʊkəst ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of writing information so that its job or purpose is easy to see.
The programmer used function-focused encoding to make the data easy to sort.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a method of representing data where each value is tagged by the action it performs.
Function-focused encoding helped the system route each request to the right handler.
3. In psychology, remembering things by what they are used for rather than how they look.
She recalled the tools through function-focused encoding, thinking of each one's job.
4. In linguistics, organizing language forms according to their grammatical role.
The grammar uses function-focused encoding to mark subjects and objects clearly.