 point in evaluating the effectiveness of alternative methods of accomplishing the same task. [General Dictionaries] 
binary encoding 
n., A code made up of the digits 0 and 1, called bits, transmitted as a series of electrical pulses (0 bits at low voltage and 1 bits at higher voltage). [Computer and Information Sciences] 
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v., The process of converting data into electronic signals for computer storage and processin
g purposes. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
n., In the application of theory to rea