Usage Note
Codificar is a regular -ar verb with a spelling change: the c becomes qu before e in the subjunctive and preterite (codifiqué, codifique). In computing it means to encode data; in law it means to compile laws into a code (codificar las leyes). Learners should not confuse it with decodificar (to decode) or cifrar (to encrypt specifically).
Examples
"Hay que codificar los datos antes de enviarlos."
Natural Translation
The data must be encoded before sending it.
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