Enkooderin

Enkooderin is a term used in computing to denote a software component or process that converts information from one representation to another, typically to enable storage, transmission, or interoperability. In practice, an enkooderin takes input data and encodes it using a defined scheme, such as converting binary data to a printable form or translating text into a specific character set.

Encoders are paired with decoders to recover the original data. Implementations may support multiple encoding schemes, configurable options (for example, character set, line length, padding), and error handling. They can be standalone utilities, part of programming libraries, or integrated into hardware devices.

Common use cases include Base64 encoding for binary data in text protocols, URL encoding for web transmission, and character encodings like UTF-8 that map code points to byte sequences. In serialization, encoders convert data structures to text or binary formats for storage or transmission, with JSON and XML examples.

See also: Encoder (data), Base64, UTF-8, URL encoding, Serialization.