Reencode

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To convert data into a coded form a second time or using a different encoding scheme
2. To apply an encoding process again to information, or to encode using an alternative method or standard
3. To code something anew, either repeating the original encoding or using a different system or format

Etymology: Re-encode is simply the verb "encode" with the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "back", so it means to encode something a second time, typically converting data that has already been encoded into a new format or scheme. The base verb "encode" is itself built from "en-", meaning "in" or "into", and "code", which passed through Old French from the Latin "codex", originally a block of wooden tablets bound together, later a book. The prefix "re-" traces back through Latin, where it appears as a form of "re-", and ultimately to a very old Indo-European root that also gave rise to words for "back" and "again" across many languages. Its use in English is ordinary: it attaches freely to verbs whenever the action is repeated or reversed. The word is therefore a transparent compound, and its meaning follows directly from its parts.

Synonyms: recode, re-encode