Kodeeritud

Kodeeritud is Estonian for encoded or coded and is used as an adjective to describe information or signals that have been transformed into a coded form according to a specific coding scheme. It is commonly used in computing, telecommunications, and data processing to indicate that data has been converted into a representation suitable for storage, transmission, or interoperability.

Encoding, or kodeerimine in Estonian, converts data into a representation that can be reliably stored or transmitted. Examples include text encoded in UTF-8 or binary data encoded as Base64. Encoding is distinct from encryption: encoded data can usually be decoded with knowledge of the coding scheme, whereas encryption aims to conceal content and requires a key to recover the original material.

The word forms originate from the verb kodeerida, with the past passive participle kodeeritud functioning as the standard adjective. In grammar, it agrees with the noun it describes (for example, kodeeritud andmed, kodeeritud sõnum). The term is widely used in IT, digital media, and networking contexts.

Common contexts include file formats, data serialization, and text processing, where statements such as “fail on kodeeritud UTF-8” or “andmed on base64-koodis kodeeritud” are encountered. While often implying a non-secret transformation, kodeeritud data should not be conflated with encrypted data (krüpteeritud), which is intended to protect confidentiality. See also: kood, kodeering, UTF-8, Base64, krüpteerimine.