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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

percent-encode

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
per-cent-en-code
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert special or reserved characters in a string (such as spaces, slashes or query symbols) into a safe format for use in URLs or URIs, by replacing each with a percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits representing its byte value.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

percent-encodes (present, singular) percent-encoding (participle, present) percent-encoded (participle, past) percent-encoded (past)

Phrases

percent-encoding

Questions

What does percent-encode mean?
To convert special or reserved characters in a string (such as spaces, slashes or query symbols) into a safe format for use in URLs or URIs, by replacing each with a percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits representing its byte value.

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