to succeed in understanding the meaning of a message written in code
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Codes and codification
alphanumeric
break
CAPTCHA
2
computingif a computer decodes information, it changes it into a form that you can understand
Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do
abort
bomb
boot
3
to change digital electronic signals into a picture and sound on your television
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alphanumeric
break
CAPTCHA
4
linguisticsto understand the meaning of a word, especially in a foreign language, when you see or hear it. To encode is to be able to express what you want to say.
Synonyms and related words
To understand something
understand
know
work out
decode
verb transitive
US /diˈkoʊd/
Other entries for this word
decode at code
decode at encode
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
decode
he/she/it
decodes
present participle
decoding
past tense
decoded
past participle
decoded
DEFINITIONS4
1
to succeed in understanding the meaning of a message written in code
Synonyms and related words
Codes and codification
alphanumeric
break
CAPTCHA
2
computingif a computer decodes information, it changes it into a form that you can understand
Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do
abort
boot
buffer
3
to change digital electronic signals into a picture and sound on your television
Synonyms and related words
Codes and codification
alphanumeric
break
CAPTCHA
4
linguisticsto understand the meaning of a word, especially in a foreign language, when you see or hear it. To encode is to be able to express what you want to say.