# Encoding **Encoding** is the process of translating information into a specific format that can be stored or transmitted. Consider a [Flight Simulator](Flight%20Simulator.md). The code written by the programmer, stored as a file on a computer's hard drive, represents the encoding of the rules, relationships, and data that define the simulated flight environment. This code consists of a sequence of symbols in a discrete code, which is a physical representation of the program. The encoding specifies how the virtual aircraft should behave, how the environment should respond to the pilot's actions, and so on. Encoding is always [Physical](Physical.md) and is generally *static*. --- Date: 20241117 Links to: [Simulation, Consciousness, Existence](Simulation,%20Consciousness,%20Existence.pdf) Tags: References: * []()