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percent-encoding

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A method used to encode special or reserved characters in URIs and URLs by replacing them with a percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits representing the character's byte value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, uncountable, usually

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: URL encoding

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of percent-encode

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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