decompile

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UK/diːkəmˈpaɪl/

verb

To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.

OriginEnglish compile ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdecompile (third-person singular simple present decompiles, present participle decompiling, simple past and past participle decompiled)

present singular third person decompiles · participle present decompiling · participle past decompiled · past decompiled

  1. computerTo recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
uncompile

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishcompile
  8. Englishdecompile

From de- + compile.

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Translations

Dutch decompileren
  • decompilerento recreate the original source code
Finnish takaisinkääntää
  • takaisinkääntääto recreate the original source code
French décompiler
  • décompilerto recreate the original source code
German dekompilieren
  • dekompilierento recreate the original source code
Russian декомпилировать
  • декомпилировать (dekompilirovatʹ)to recreate the original source code
Spanish descompilar
  • descompilarto recreate the original source code
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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