decode
Unscramble hidden meaning
To decode is to convert something from a coded form back into its original or understandable form—the opposite of encode.
You decode a secret message, a scrambled signal, or encrypted data.
The meaning extends to interpreting anything obscure or puzzling: I'm still trying to decode what she meant by that comment.
A decoder is a device or person that decodes.
Hidden writing system
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- cryptographyScience of secure messaging
- encryptionConverting data into code
decryption · codebreaker · key · algorithm · cryptanalysis · secret · unlock · reveal
What something signifies
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- interpretationAssigned meaning
insight · reading · sense · significance · unpacking · inference · contextualize · decipher
Hidden writing system
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
- anagramReshuffled letter word
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- clueSolving aid
enigma · mystery · conundrum · brainteaser · solve · solution · codeword · crossword
Consisting of two parts
- dataFacts for analysis
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
bitstream · packet · frequency · receiver · transmitter · digital · analog · bandwidth
Finite problem-solving procedure
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- formatArrangement and presentation style
parser · processor · metadata · barcode · QR · scanner · reader · JPEG
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- geneHereditary information unit
- codonBase triplet encoding amino
- ribosomeProtein synthesis site
protein · amino · sequence · transcription · translation · messenger · nucleotide · genome
cipher
Hidden writing system
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- cryptographyScience of secure messaging
encryption · decryption · codebreaker · key · algorithm · cryptanalysis · secret · unlock · reveal · hidden
meaning
What something signifies
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- analysisMethodical study of parts
interpretation · insight · reading · sense · significance · unpacking · inference · contextualize · decipher · parse
cipher
Hidden writing system
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
- anagramReshuffled letter word
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
clue · enigma · mystery · conundrum · brainteaser · solve · solution · codeword · crossword · rebus
binary
Consisting of two parts
- dataFacts for analysis
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
modulation · bitstream · packet · frequency · receiver · transmitter · digital · analog · bandwidth · protocol
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- decompressionReduction of pressure
format · parser · processor · metadata · barcode · QR · scanner · reader · JPEG · MP3
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
ribosome · protein · amino · sequence · transcription · translation · messenger · nucleotide · genome · genetic
- codespassword, binary, DNA, RNA, passcode
- cipherscipher, Caesar cipher, substitution cipher, ciphertext, plaintext
- encodingcipher, UTF-8, encryption, binary, ASCII
- cryptographyAES, encryption, ciphertext, decryption, cipher
- CPU pipelinespipelining, fetch, execute, write-back, hazard
- Signal ConversionADC, DAC, converter, codec, digitizer
decodemisunderstand
Grasp incorrectly
misinterpret · misconstrue · misread · misapprehend · misconceive
- decoder ringDevice for substitution ciphers
decoded, decoding, decodes, decoder, decoders, decodable, decodings