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DECODING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decoding mean? 

DECODING (noun)
  The noun DECODING has 1 sense:

1. the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain textplay

  Familiarity information: DECODING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DECODING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

decipherment; decoding; decryption

Context example:

a secret key or password is required for decryption

Hypernyms ("decoding" is a kind of...):

coding; cryptography; secret writing; steganography (act of writing in code or cipher)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decoding"):

decompression (restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display)

Derivation:

decode (convert code into ordinary language)


 Context examples 


You have an interesting horoscope because your imagination comes from being strongly right brained—you are a master at decoding symbols and gestures, and your mind communicates through pictures, photographs, film music, dance, art, and other non-verbal forms of communication.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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