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decode - 3 dictionary results

de⋅code

  [dee-kohd] verb, -cod⋅ed, -cod⋅ing.
Use decode in a Sentence
–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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de·code   (dē-kōd')   
tr.v.   de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes
  1. To convert from code into plain text.
  2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.
  3. To extract the underlying meaning from: decode a complex literary text.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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decode cryptography
To apply decryption.
(2004-05-22)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Language Translation for : decode
Spanish: descodificar,
German: decodieren,
Japanese: 普通の言葉に直す
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