verbatimencoding
nounUK /vɜːˈbeɪtɪm ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /vɜːrˈbeɪtɪm ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of saving words exactly as they are, without changing anything.
The app uses verbatimencoding so the story stays exactly the same.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method of storing speech as text with every word kept unchanged.
The meeting notes were made with verbatimencoding.
3. A computer process that keeps every character the same when saving text.
Verbatimencoding kept the punctuation in the file.
4. The act of writing down exactly what someone says.
Her job was verbatimencoding during the interview.