Decode
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈkəʊd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Decode is a verb meaning To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
Meaning
To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
More Meanings
- To figure out something difficult to interpret.
- (cryptography) A product of decoding
- (computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols
Example Sentences
I finally managed to decode the nearly illegible doctor's prescription.
The cryptographer decoded the secret message and sent the result to the officer.
The British picked up a decode in November 1942 indicating that guards at Auschwitz would need six hundred gas masks.
He was sure that references to AK in the intercepts stood for Midway, but none of the decodes made the identification certain.
Word Forms
- decodes
- decoding
- decoded
Synonyms for decode
Depending on context, synonyms include decipher, decrypt, uncode.
Antonyms for decode
Common opposites include encode, encrypt, cipher, cypher, inscribe, encipher.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decipher, decrypt, decryption, unscramble, decoder, break.
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