| verb | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface “engrave a pen” |
| verb | register formally as a participant or member “The party recruited many new members” |
| verb | draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible |
| verb | write, engrave, or print as a lasting record |
| verb | mark with one's signature “The author autographed his book” |
| verb | convert ordinary language into code “We should encode the message for security reasons” |
| verb | address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication |
| engraver | noun | a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching |
| enrollment | noun | the act of enrolling |
| enrollee | noun | a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study |
| enrolment | noun | the act of enrolling |
| recruit | noun | any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) |
| recruiter | noun | someone who supplies members or employees |
| inscription | noun | the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words |
| autograph | noun | a person's own signature |
| code | noun | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions |
| coder | noun | a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs |
| coding | noun | act of writing in code or cipher |
| cipher | noun | a message written in a secret code |
| cypher | noun | a secret method of writing |
| encryption | noun | the activity of converting data or information into code |