Timeline for A word that describes both "encoding" and "decoding"?
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| Sep 24, 2016 at 1:32 | comment | added | jpmc26 | In software development, it is desirable for a name to convey most of its meaning without much context, since we often work with portions of source code without examining the full context. | |
| Aug 1, 2012 at 15:54 | comment | added | ThePopMachine | @NWS: The coding of a channel vs. the process of coding a program is not likely to be confused from context. The subjects aren't even of the same type (abstract idea vs. person) | |
| Aug 1, 2012 at 6:38 | comment | added | user24296 | Possibly because in a programming context it can cover almost everything we do. It becomes generic to the point of uselessness. | |
| Jul 31, 2012 at 21:29 | history | answered | ThePopMachine | CC BY-SA 3.0 |