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codificación

coding

noun koh-dee-fee-kah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

codification

Usage Note

Codificación can mean the act of encoding information (in computing, linguistics, or law) and also the process of drafting a legal code (codificación civil). In tech contexts it is used interchangeably with programación for 'coding', though strictly codificación covers the encoding/compression layer, while programación covers writing logic.

Examples

"La codificación del vídeo tardó varios minutos."

Natural Translation

The video encoding took several minutes.

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