encode

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Grimy, dirty -- only slightly better than VHS, but the encode is as good as it can get.

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  1. transitive verb To put (a message, for example) into code.
  2. transitive verb Computer Science To format (electronic data) according to a standard format.
  3. transitive verb Genetics To specify the genetic code for (a protein molecule, for example).

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