decoded
Made finally readable
Decoded is the past tense of decode—to convert something from coded form back to its original meaning.
A spy decodes an encrypted message; a scientist decodes DNA sequences; software decodes compressed files.
Figuratively, to decode something is to interpret or make sense of it: I'm still trying to decode what she meant by that comment.
Converting ciphertext to plaintext
- cipherHidden writing system
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- keyLock-opening device
cryptanalysis · codebreaking · algorithm · encryption · cryptogram · intercept · signal · transmission
Revealed after concealment
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
- exposedOut in open
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- revealedMade visible or known
secrets · mysteries · hidden · discovery · unearthed · unmasked · divulged · laid bare
What something signifies
- translationConverting between languages
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
annotation · gloss · commentary · explanation · elucidation · explication · unpacking · disambiguation
Mental comprehension of something
- clarityState of being understandable
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- graspSeize or understand
- realizationGrasping what's true
comprehension · discernment · enlightenment · awareness · cognition · perception · sensemaking · intelligible
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- geneHereditary information unit
protein · codon · transcription · ribosome · nucleotide · amino acid · chromosome · helix
decryption
Converting ciphertext to plaintext
- cipherHidden writing system
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
key · cryptanalysis · codebreaking · algorithm · encryption · cryptogram · intercept · signal · transmission · wiretap
unveiled
Revealed after concealment
revealed · secrets · mysteries · hidden · discovery · unearthed · unmasked · divulged · laid bare · brought to light
meaning
What something signifies
- translationConverting between languages
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
semantics · annotation · gloss · commentary · explanation · elucidation · explication · unpacking · disambiguation · rendering
understanding
Mental comprehension of something
realization · comprehension · discernment · enlightenment · awareness · cognition · perception · sensemaking · intelligible · lucid
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
gene · protein · codon · transcription · ribosome · nucleotide · amino acid · chromosome · helix · sequencing
- interpretedtranslated, explained, understood, read, clarified
- codes and cipherscipher, decrypt, encrypt, ciphertext, plaintext
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite
- examinedobserved, watched, inspected, studied, surveyed
- cryptographyAES, encryption, ciphertext, decryption, cipher
- input statesvalid, invalid, enabled, disabled, active
decodedencoded
Converted to cipher
encrypted · coded · ciphered · enciphered · undecoded
decodedincomprehensible
Impossible to understand
unintelligible · indecipherable · obscured · cryptic · unreadable
- decoder ringDevice for substitution ciphers
decode, decoding, decodes, decoder, decoders, decodable, decodings