encode

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To convert (plain text) into code.
2. 2
   To convert source information into another form.
3. 3
   To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.

Noun

1. 1
   An encoding operation.

Proper noun

1. 1
   Abbreviation of Encyclopedia of DNA Elements; a catalogue of all the functional elements, encoded in the human genome.