multilayeredencoding
nounMultilayered encoding is when information is hidden or stored in more than one way at the same time.
The secret message used multilayered encoding so that only the right reader could understand it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, storing data using several combined formats or schemes so it can be read by different systems.
The file's multilayered encoding let both old and new software open it.
3. In linguistics, expressing meaning through several overlapping channels such as words, tone, and gesture.
Her speech showed multilayered encoding, with meaning carried by both words and tone.
4. In biology, the process by which genetic information is represented through multiple chemical marks.
Researchers studied the multilayered encoding of gene activity across cell types.