Encoding vs. Decoding
Encodingnoun
(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.
Encodingnoun
A conversion of plain text into a code or cypher form (for decoding by the recipient).
Encodingnoun
the activity of converting from plain text into code
Decodingnoun
An instance of the translation of something into a form more suitable for subsequent processing.
Decodingnoun
the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text;
