implicit encoding

noun

UK /ɪmˈplɪsɪt ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/

US /ɪmˈplɪsɪt ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/

Implicit encoding is when your brain remembers something without trying.

Seeing the same picture many times is a kind of implicit encoding that helps you recognize it later.

SYNONYMS

unconscious learning automatic memory incidental learning passive encoding

RELATED WORDS

memory learning recall brain experience

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, implicit encoding means a computer stores information in a hidden or automatic way.

The program used implicit encoding to save the file format without asking the user.

3. In language, implicit encoding means a meaning is suggested without being said directly.

The word 'slim' carries an implicit encoding of approval that 'skinny' sometimes does not.

4. In psychology, implicit encoding is memory formed without deliberate effort or awareness.

She had no idea she had learned the song, but implicit encoding had stored it in her mind.