scalable encoding
nounUK /ˈskeɪləbl ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈskeɪləbl ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of saving information so it still works well when there is a lot more of it.
The video app uses scalable encoding so it can show movies smoothly to millions of people at once.
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2. A method of encoding data that keeps working as the amount of data grows.
Engineers chose scalable encoding for the growing database.
3. In video, an encoding that lets devices with different speeds play the same file.
Scalable encoding lets both old phones and new TVs play the clip.
4. A design for turning information into code that can be expanded without breaking.
The team praised the scalable encoding of the new file format.