ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Decomp

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Decomp is a noun meaning (law enforcement, slang) Decomposition.

Meaning

(law enforcement, slang) Decomposition.

More Meanings

  1. (law enforcement, slang) A decomposed body.
  2. (intransitive, law enforcement, slang, uncommon) To decompose.
  3. (transitive, slang, hacking) To decompile (especially a video game).
  4. (slang, hacking) A decompilation (especially of a video game).
  5. (slang, hacking, plural only) The results of a decompilation (especially of a video game).

Example Sentences

There's no decomp, so the body can't have been there long.
"It's a decomp. There's gonna be maggots, and that means I'm gonna have nightmares."
If you want to decomp my sweater — Ocarina of Time has been fully decompiled into human-readable code
"It helped ventilate the place, especially when he had a decomp case. The coroner's offices were pitifully outdated."

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include decomposite, decon, depper, demob, deinitialization, decommunisation.

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