symbolicate

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verb

To replace memory addresses with symbols (names of methods, classes etc.) in a stack trace, to aid in debugging.

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deobfuscate
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Meanings

verbsymbolicate (third-person singular simple present symbolicates, present participle symbolicating, simple past and past participle symbolicated)

present singular third person symbolicates · participle present symbolicating · participle past symbolicated · past symbolicated

  1. computingTo replace memory addresses with symbols (names of methods, classes etc.) in a stack trace, to aid in debugging.

    Xcode generally does a good job of automatically symbolicating the reports (replacing addresses with method names) in Organizer as long as you keep the .dSYM for every binary you ship.

    2011, Rob Napier, Mugunth Kumar, iOS 5 Programming Pushing the Limits, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 163

    Synonyms: deobfuscate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo replace memory addresses with symbols (names of methods, classes etc.) in a stack trace, to aid in debugging.

Similar
deobfuscate

Origin

From symbolic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

symbolicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symbolicate

MLA

“symbolicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symbolicate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “symbolicate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symbolicate.

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