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encoder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
en-coder
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device or algorithm used to encode something.

noun

A sensor which converts a position into an electronic signal.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code English encode Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English encoder From encode + -er.

Inflected Forms

encoders (plural)

Derived Forms

autoencoder

Phrases

re-encoder rotary encoder shaft encoder streaming encoder

Questions

What does encoder mean?
A device or algorithm used to encode something.
Where does encoder come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code English encode Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English encoder From encode + -er.

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