DECODE

decode, decrypt, decipher

(verb) convert code into ordinary language

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

decode (third-person singular simple present decodes, present participle decoding, simple past and past participle decoded)

To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.

To figure out something difficult to interpret.

Synonyms

• decipher

Antonyms

• encode

Noun

decode (plural decodes)

(cryptography) A product of decoding

(computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols

Source: Wiktionary



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