encode

To convert (plain text) into code.

encode a secret message to be sent

To convert source information into another form.

The blotchy black mark she impresses on my hand will still be there tomorrow morning, a confused barcode, unsure of what exactly it encodes.

To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.

Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John and Stryer, Lubert (2002), “RNA Synthesis and Splicing”, in Biochemistry, Fifth eidtion edition, W H Freeman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Dec 2009: “The ability of one gene to encode more than one distinct mRNA and, hence, more than one protein may play a key role in expanding the repertoire of our genomes.”

An encoding operation.

When each encode is finished a notification will appear on your screen to let you know it's completed […]

Abbreviation of Encyclopedia of DNA Elements; a catalogue of all the functional elements, encoded in the human genome.

2017, Franziska Denk, "Don’t let useful data go to waste", Nature, 543:7, 2 March 2017, doi:10.1038/543007a. Many scientists have used some of those resources, such as the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) launched by the US National Human Genome Research Institute.