Associations to the word «Decode»

Wiktionary

DECODE, noun. (cryptography) A product of decoding
DECODE, noun. (computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols
DECODE, verb. To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
DECODE, verb. To figure out something difficult to interpret.

Dictionary definition

DECODE, verb. Convert code into ordinary language.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats