percent-encode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To convert special or reserved characters in a string (such as spaces, slashes or query symbols) into a safe format for use in URLs or URIs, by replacing each with a percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits representing its byte value.

Word forms

percent-encode percent-encodes percent-encoding percent-encoded

Derived words

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