Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,587,905,806 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

decode
(redirected from decoding)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
decode
(1) To convert coded data back into its original form. Contrast with encode.

(2) See decrypt.
decode [dē′kōd]
(communications)
To translate coded characters into a more understandable form.

(cryptography)decode - To apply decryption.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
The reason I was decoding the very top secret messages, which would normally be sent naval cypher to be decoded by an officer, was because the C in C was present in the coding office, having been previously warned about it coming, and the signal's officer was making a hash of trying to work the machine.
00 Hardcover LB1050 For a long time, teachers and researchers in psychology and education believed that once readers were able to identify the words on a page, they would automatically comprehend the text, but it has turned out that while decoding is necessary for comprehension, it is not sufficient.
I named it Decoded because I'm decoding all the lyrics from my records," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.