literalencoding
nounUK /ˈlɪtərəl ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈlɪtərəl ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Literal encoding is when you write something exactly as it is, without changing it.
The program used literal encoding to store the text exactly as the user typed it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In programming, a way of writing data so that every character is represented by its exact code value.
Literal encoding kept the special symbols unchanged in the file.
3. The process of turning text into a fixed form that matches it one-to-one.
Literal encoding made the message easy to compare byte by byte.
4. A method of storing information where nothing is shortened or interpreted.
With literal encoding, the saved copy looked exactly like the original.