Kódolt

Kódolt is a Hungarian adjective and past participle meaning encoded or coded. It derives from the verb kódol, to encode, and is used to describe information, messages, or signals that have been transformed by a code or encoding scheme.

Morphology and usage engrained in the language: kódolt is formed with the common past-participle suffix -olt and can modify a noun as in kódolt üzenet (encoded message) or kódolt adat (encoded data). It can appear in predicative position as well, for example Az adat kódolt (The data are encoded). The word functions primarily in technical and formal registers, especially in information technology, telecommunications, and data processing.

Distinctions from related terms: kódolt contrasts with titkosított, which more specifically means encrypted and emphasizes secrecy and cryptographic protection. Kódolás refers to encoding as a process, while dekódolás is decoding. In technical contexts, encoded data may be transformed using schemes such as base64, character encodings, or compression, without implying cryptographic security.

Context and scope: In contemporary use, kódolt appears in discussions of software development, data interchange, digital media, and network communications. It also appears in linguistic or semiotic contexts to describe statements or messages that carry hidden meaning within a code or system. Overall, kódolt denotes a state of data or communication that has undergone a formal encoding step rather than a cryptographic one.