encode

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Recent Examples of encode The findings revealed that the hippocampus was more active in older infants when encoding memories. Julianna Bragg, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025 Instead, it may be based on billions of micro-decisions encoded in massive matrices. Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 The team tried three methods of encoding the data, which differed in terms of how the pixels of the images were sliced up and how many qubits the resulting slices were sent to. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025 In that case, when a stem cell differentiates, part of that execution involves turning on the genes that encode that cell type’s metabolism, said Jared Rutter (opens a new tab), a biochemist at the University of Utah. Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for encode
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  • Cloud platforms offer high availability, but if your data is encrypted by ransomware, synced copies just replicate the damage.
    Faizan Mustafa, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Emails sent from Proton Mail accounts will be end-to-end encrypted.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 21 May 2025
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  • The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding, as well as billing/coding with groups like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, have to be updated.
    Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 31 May 2025
  • And so Blomfield, who knows how to code, also tried his hand at vibe coding — both to rejig his blog and to create from scratch a website called Recipe Ninja.
    John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 May 2025

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