diff --git a/sparql-ns.ttl b/sparql-ns.ttl
index bb6e9ce4..69e4456b 100644
--- a/sparql-ns.ttl
+++ b/sparql-ns.ttl
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ sparql:replace rdf:type sparql:Function ;
     rdfs:isDefinedBy <http://www.w3.org/TR/sparql12-query/#func-replace> ;
     .
 
-sparql:encode rdf:type sparql:Function ;
-    rdfs:comment "This function encodes a string using a specified method (e.g., URI-encoding), returning the encoded version." ;
+sparql:encodeForUri rdf:type sparql:Function ;
+    rdfs:comment "This function encodes a string using a specified method (here, URI-encoding), returning the encoded version." ;
     rdfs:isDefinedBy <http://www.w3.org/TR/sparql12-query/#func-encode> ;
     .
 
@@ -551,4 +551,4 @@ sparql:version-1.0 a rdfs:Resource ;
     rdfs:comment "Version 1.0" ;
     rdfs:isDefinedBy <https://www.w3.org/ns/sparql> ;
     dc:conformsTo <http://www.w3.org/TR/sparql10-query/> ;
-    .
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+    .