ENCODING
Charles François (2004). ENCODING, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1073.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1073 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
The act of producing a message (R.L. ACKOFF & F.E. EMERY, 1972, p.190).
The encoder must be able to make satisfactory correlations between its/his/her own internal code and the general communication code, whose rules must be precisely defined.
These are the conditions for the efficient transmission of a meaningful message.
Accordingly some rules of correspondance must be defined and respected, considering distinct aspects of encoding:
- the proper modulation of some physical phenomenon, as light or electromagnetic pulses, or sounds as for example tomtom beating or the human voice;
- the use of some specific language understandable by the receiver as well as the sender;
- the correct syntactical and semantical use of such a language.