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unencoded

|un/en/cod/ed|

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/ˌʌnɪnˈkoʊdɪd/

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/ˌʌnɪnˈkəʊdɪd/

(encode)

conversion device

Base Form3rd Person Sing.PastPast ParticiplePresent ParticipleNounNoun
encodeencodesencodedencodedencodingencodersencoding
Etymology
Etymology Information

'unencoded' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the verb 'encode', which comes from the Latin 'codex', meaning 'book'.

Historical Evolution

'encode' transformed from the Latin word 'codex' and eventually became the modern English word 'encode'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'encode' meant 'to convert into a coded form', and 'unencoded' has retained the meaning of 'not converted into a coded form'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

not converted into a coded form.

The data was left unencoded, making it vulnerable to interception.

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Last updated: 2025/01/16 05:13