# Encoding Provides The Instructions, Instantiation Is The Execution [Encoding](Encoding.md) is a necessary step for [Instantiation](Instantiation.md). For a [Computation](Computation.md) to exist and function, the information and rules that define it need to be encoded in a physical medium. This encoding is what allows the physical system (e.g., a computer) to then instantiate the [Computation](Computation.md) (such as a [Simulation](Simulation.md)). --- Date: 20250220 Links to: Tags: References: * []()