noun
decoding
dih-KOH-dihng
noun
1
The process of converting something (often a message, code, or signal) back into a form that can be understood or used further.
"The decoding of the ancient manuscript took the historian nearly a decade."
"Software handles the decoding of the video file before it plays on screen."
How to Use Decoding
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTurning encoded, coded, or compressed information back into ordinary, usable form.
Common pairings
decoding of a message
audio decoding
decoding process
Word Forms
decodings plural
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