de·code

[dee-kohd] verb, de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.
2.
to extract meaning from (spoken or written symbols).
3.
Television. to unscramble (an electronic signal) so as to provide a video picture for cable subscribers.
verb (used without object)
4.
to work at decoding.
Origin:
1895–1900; de- + code

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decode (diːˈkəʊd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
1.  to convert (a message, text, etc) from code into ordinary language
2.  computing Compare encode to convert (coded characters) from one form to another, as from binary-coded decimals to decimal numbers
3.  electronics to convert (a coded electrical signal) into normal analogue components
4.  to analyse and understand the construction of words and phrases, esp in a foreign language
 
de'coder
 
—n

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decode
1896, from de- + code. Related: Decoding (1897).
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Computing Dictionary

decode definition

cryptography
To apply decryption.
(2004-05-22)

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Example sentences
The results of a search could be sent to the data's owner, who could decode it
  on his own system.
Poe liked ciphers because he liked to send messages that readers lacking his
  particular genius could not decode.
The problem was no devices existed to see and decode the neural maze in live
  subjects.
But, in his failure to decode her, he seemed generally oblivious to her.
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