publicencoding
nounUK /ˈpʌblɪk ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈpʌblɪk ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Public encoding is when information is changed into a special code that anyone is allowed to see and use.
The library used public encoding so every visitor could read the website's text.
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2. A publicly documented method for converting data into a coded form.
The engineers followed the public encoding standard to make their files readable by all apps.
3. The process of making encoded information openly available to everyone.
Public encoding of the map data let researchers around the world use it freely.
4. A shared system of symbols that a community agrees on for communication.
Traffic signs are a kind of public encoding that drivers everywhere understand.