workencoding

noun

UK /ˈwɜːkɪnˌkəʊdɪŋ/

US /ˈwɜːrkɪnˌkoʊdɪŋ/

Workencoding is the way a computer turns information into a form it can store and use for a job.

The program uses workencoding to save your game progress.

SYNONYMS

data encoding job encoding task encoding information encoding

RELATED WORDS

encoding decoding data format file format computer code

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of converting work-related data into a standard format for sharing between systems.

Workencoding lets the payroll system send files to the bank.

3. A set of rules a machine follows to represent tasks or instructions.

The robot's workencoding tells it which steps to do first.

4. The way text or numbers are stored so a program can process them correctly.

Changing the workencoding fixed the strange symbols in the report.