!!! Overview[1]
[{$pagename}] process converts [data] from a source into symbols for communication or storage. 

[Decoding] is the reverse process, converting code symbols back into a form that the recipient of the [data] understands.

!! Why [{$pagename}]
Often transmitting [data] across a communications channel, the data could interfere with the signalling of the communications channel. Encoding the data makes it "transportable".

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* [#1] - [Code|Wikipedia:Code|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-12-20-