Home › Words › E › encodementencodementencodement · noun — A process of encoding; encryption.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom encode + -ment.nounA process of encoding; encryption.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.encoder 76% match — A device or algorithm used to encode something. vs encodement →encipherment 73% match — The act or process of enciphering; encryption vs encodement →reencoding 69% match — A second or subsequent encoding. vs encodement →coded 68% match — Encoded; written in code or cipher. vs encodement →encrypted 67% match — Being in code; having been encrypted. vs encodement →encoded 66% match — Having a meaning that is different from a simple straightforward interpretation; acting as code for another meaning. vs encodement →encryption 66% match — The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords. vs encodement →encode 66% match — To convert (plain text) into code. vs encodement →