In the communication process, encoding is defined as

a. a stimulus produced by a sender and re-sponded to by a receiver
b. the person who interprets the sender's mes-sage
c. a person who generates a message
d. the use of language or other signs and sym-bols for sending messages


D
Encoding is defined as the use of language or other signs and symbols for sending messages. A stimulus produced by a sender and responded to by a receiver is a message. The person who intercepts the sender's message is the receiver. A person who generates a message is a sender.

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