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# The <encoder> element | MusicXML 4.0


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# The <encoder> element


Parent element:
    
        
        <encoding>


The <encoder> element contains information about who did the digital encoding.


## Content


string


## Attributes

| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| type | token | No | Standard values are music, words, and arrangement, but other types may be used. This attribute is only needed when there are multiple <encoder> elements. |


## Examples


This element is used in the following examples:


<identification>