idea-based encoding
nounA way of storing information by its meaning instead of its sound or spelling.
When you remember a story by what happens in it rather than the exact words, you are using idea-based encoding.
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2. In computing, storing data according to the concepts it represents rather than its raw form.
The knowledge base uses idea-based encoding so the computer can group similar facts together.
3. In education, teaching new information by linking it to ideas students already understand.
The teacher used idea-based encoding to help students connect the new lesson to what they already knew.
4. In language learning, remembering words by their meaning rather than by how they sound.
Idea-based encoding helped her remember the new vocabulary because she pictured what each word meant.