decoding

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UK/dɪˈkəʊdɪŋ(ɡ)/

noun

An instance of the translation of something (usually a message or other text) into a form more suitable for subsequent processing.

Similar
decryptiondecipherment
Opposite
encoding
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Meanings

noundecoding (plural decodings)

plural decodings

  1. An instance of the translation of something (usually a message or other text) into a form more suitable for subsequent processing.

    Antonyms: encoding

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of decode

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn instance of the translation of something (usually a message or other text) into a form more suitable for subsequent processing.

Opposite
encoding

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
decryptiondecipherment
Broader
cryptographycodingsecret writing
Also see
cryptanalysiscryptologydeciphermentdecryption

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

decoding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decoding

MLA

“decoding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decoding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decoding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decoding.

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