machineencoding
nounUK /məˈʃiːn ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /məˈʃiːn ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Machine encoding is when a computer turns information into a special code it can understand.
The app uses machine encoding to store the picture as numbers.
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2. The process of converting instructions into a form a machine can execute.
The compiler handles machine encoding of the program before it runs.
3. A coded format produced automatically by a device rather than a person.
The scanner's machine encoding of the barcode was quick and accurate.
4. The representation of text or media in a machine-readable pattern.
Machine encoding keeps the audio file small and easy to send.