re-encode

See also: reencode and reëncode

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old French en-bor.

Middle English en-

English en-

English code

English encode

English re-encode

From re- + encode.

re-encode (third-person singular simple present re-encodes, present participle re-encoding, simple past and past participle re-encoded)

(transitive) To encode again.
I re-encoded my digital music collection at a lower bitrate to save disk space.

to convert plain text into code