Coding 40892 225828990 2008-07-15T16:18:56Z El C 92203 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/OrgasGirl|OrgasGirl]] ([[User talk:OrgasGirl|talk]]) to last version by 88.203.42.68 {{Wiktionarypar|coding}} The term '''coding''' has the following meanings: *In [[communication]]s systems, the altering of the characteristics of a [[Signalling (telecommunication)|signal]] to make the signal more suitable for an intended application, such as optimizing the signal for [[transmission (telecommunications)|transmission]], improving transmission quality and [[fidelity]], modifying the signal spectrum, increasing the [[information]] content, providing [[error correction and detection|error detection and/or correction]], and providing [[data security]] (''Note:'' A single coding scheme usually does not provide more than one or two specific capabilities. Different codes have different sets of advantages and disadvantages.) See also [[Coding theory]]. *In communications and [[computer]] systems, implementing rules that are used to map the elements of one [[set]] onto the elements of another set, usually on a one-to-one basis *The [[digital]] encoding of an [[analog signal]] and, conversely, decoding to an analog signal *[[Computer programming]] *The process of [[Statistical classification|classification]] of information (vs. use of "free text" e.g. in [[Medical informatics|Medical Informatics]]), see also [[coding (social sciences)]] and [[legal coding]]. *In [[:Category:Medical classification|medical coding]], diagnoses and procedures are assigned to categories in their respective [[Taxonomy|taxonomies]]. *''Source: [[Federal Standard 1037C]]'' *A [[coding strand]] of [[DNA]] is translated into a [[protein]] product. *Present progressive tense for [[Code Blue]], which is a patient in [[Cardiac Arrest]] or [[Respiratory Arrest]] ==See also== * [[Code]] * [[Channel coding]] * [[Entropy encoding]] * [[Source coding]] * [[Encoding]] {{disambig}}