decode
Etymology Pronunciation
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Etymology Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /dɪˈkəʊd/, /diːˈkəʊd/
decode (decodes, present participle decoding; simple past and past participle decoded)
- To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- Synonyms: decipher, decrypt, uncode
- Antonyms: encode, encrypt
- The cryptographer decoded the secret message and sent the result to the officer.
- To figure out something difficult to interpret.
- I finally managed to decode the nearly illegible doctor's prescription.
- French: décoder
- German: decodieren
- Portuguese: descodificar, decodificar
- Russian: декоди́ровать
- Spanish: decodificar
- Portuguese: descodificar
- Russian: расшифро́вывать
- Spanish: traducir
decode (plural decodes)
- (cryptography) A product of decoding
- (computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols
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