"Encoding the products of reason into mechanisms with utility." (Ward via matrix 
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Programming is the act of making and encoding Decisions about future behavior. Encoding requires the careful consideration of the basis and consequence of every decision. Often decisions are found incomplete and new questions raised.
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encoding | BrE ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ, ɛnˈkəʊdɪŋ, AmE ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ, ɛnˈkoʊdɪŋ | noun, no pl. (Computing) Enkodierung (Fem.)