transitive verb
-·cod′ed, -·cod′ing- to translate (a coded message) into ordinary language
- to convert (data) by removing or reversing previously applied electronic code
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decode
transitive verb
de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes- To convert from code into plaintext.
- To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.
- To extract the underlying meaning from: decode a complex literary text.
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Noun
(plural decodes)
- (cryptography) A product of decoding
- (computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols
Verb
(third-person singular simple present decodes, present participle decoding, simple past and past participle decoded)
- To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- 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.
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decode - Computer Definition
To reverse a previously used encoding process. Typically, binary data gets encoded so that the human eye can at least register it. Binary Data is encoded into a “readable” format so that it can be transmitted by text-based protocols such as SMTP (email) or HTTP (Web).
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