decoding

de·code  (d-kd)

tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes

1. To convert from code into plain text.

2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.

3. To extract the underlying meaning from: decode a complex literary text.

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Noun

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decoding - the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption" decipherment, decryption coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher decompression - restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display