ALL meanings of decode
de·code
D d - verb decode If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language. 4
- verb decode If you decode something such as a play or a work of art, or someone's behaviour, you manage to understand its meaning or what it implies, although this is not obvious. 4
- verb decode A device that decodes a broadcast signal changes it into a form that can be displayed on a television screen. 4
- verb decode to convert (a message, text, etc) from code into ordinary language 4
- verb decode to convert (coded characters) from one form to another, as from binary-coded decimals to decimal numbers 4
- verb decode to convert (a coded electrical signal) into normal analogue components 4
- verb decode to analyse and understand the construction of words and phrases, esp in a foreign language 3
- verb transitive decode to translate (a coded message) into ordinary language 3
- verb transitive decode to convert (data) by removing or reversing previously applied electronic code 3
- abbreviation DECODE decipher 1
- noun decode Convert (a coded message) into intelligible language. 1
- verb with object decode to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form. 1
- verb with object decode to extract meaning from (spoken or written symbols). 1
- verb with object decode Television. to unscramble (an electronic signal) so as to provide a video picture for cable subscribers. 1
- verb without object decode to work at decoding. 1
- noun Definition of decode in Technology (cryptography) To apply decryption. 1
- noun decode (cryptography) A product of decoding. 0
- noun decode (computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols. 0
- verb decode To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. 0
- verb decode To figure out something difficult to interpret. 0