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Definition of Decode
1. Verb. Convert code into ordinary language.
Generic synonyms: Rewrite
Derivative terms: Decipherer, Decipherer, Decipherment, Decoding, Decryption
Antonyms: Encode
Definition of Decode
1. Noun. (espionage) a product of decoding ¹
2. Noun. (computing) the output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols ¹
3. Verb. To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. ¹
4. Verb. To figure out something difficult to interpret. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decode
1. to convert a coded message into plain language [v -CODED, -CODING, -CODES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decode
Literary usage of Decode
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases by Christina Sampogna (2006)
"Author's communication with deCODE Genetics representative (23 August 2006) and
see www.decode.com/Population-Approach.php. 42. "The deCODE Population ..."
2. Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gapby Alfred W. Tatum by Alfred W. Tatum (2005)
"I decided to use leveled word lists from a qualitative reading inventory in order
to help me assess the students' ability to decode words automatically and ..."
3. Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All by Debbie Diller (2007)
"If the text is too hard for them to decode, they'll have to use too much thinking
... Therefore, I don't say I can read Spanish; instead, I say I can decode ..."
4. Programming in Lua by Roberto Ierusalimschy (2003)
"OSd", string.byte(x)) end)) end The decode is like that of the previous example,
but it does not include the backslashes in the final string; therefore, ..."
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