deserialize

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UK/diːˈsɪəɹɪəlaɪz/

verb

To parse (serialized data) so as to reconstruct the original object.

Opposite
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Meanings

verbdeserialize (third-person singular simple present deserializes, present participle deserializing, simple past and past participle deserialized)

present singular third person deserializes · participle present deserializing · participle past deserialized · past deserialized · alternative UK deserialise

  1. transitivecomputingTo parse (serialized data) so as to reconstruct the original object.

    Synonyms: unserialize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo parse (serialized data) so as to reconstruct the original object.

Opposite
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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishserial
  8. Englishserialize
  9. Englishdeserialize

From de- + serialize.

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APA

deserialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deserialize

MLA

“deserialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deserialize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deserialize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deserialize.

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