codificó

Codificò is the third-person singular passato remoto of the Italian verb codificare. The verb means to codify, that is, to convert something into a code, to organize or formalize data, laws, or classifications within a systematic code, or to encode information in a coded form. It is transitive and takes a direct object, as in il legislatore codificò le norme or codificò i dati.

Etymology and usage contexts: The term derives from Latin codex, meaning book or code, combined with the suffix -ficare. Related forms include codifica (the noun meaning codification or encoding), codice (code), and codificatore (encoder or codifier). Codificare appears in legal, linguistic, scientific, and information-technology contexts, where it may denote creating a codebook, standardizing classifications, or applying encryption.

Usage notes: In contemporary Italian, the passato remoto codificò is mostly found in literary, historical, or formal writing. In everyday speech, speakers typically use the compound passato prossimo ha codificato or ha codificato i dati. The verb is regular for an -are conjugation, with standard endings across tenses and moods (present: codifico, codifichi, codifica; past historic: codificai, codificasti, codificò; future: codificherò, etc.).

Examples: Il legislatore codificò le norme in un unico corpo di leggi. I dati furono codificati per facilitarne l’analisi. In IT, si può dire: codificò le informazioni per proteggerle.