interoperableencoding
nounUK /ˌɪntərˈɒpərəbl ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˌɪntərˈɑːpərəbl ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of saving information so that different computers can all read and understand it.
The team chose an interoperableencoding so their app could share files with other programs.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A data format designed to be read by many different systems without conversion.
Using interoperableencoding saved hours of manual file conversion.
3. The practice of encoding information according to open, widely accepted standards.
Their policy of interoperableencoding made collaboration with partners much easier.
4. An encoding scheme that preserves meaning across different software platforms.
The archive relies on interoperableencoding to keep old records readable.