decode

(noun, verb)

noun

1. (cryptography) A product of decoding

2. (computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols

verb

1. convert code into ordinary language

Similar word(s): decipher, decrypt

Definition categories: communication, rewrite

Sentences with decode as a verb:

- The cryptographer decoded the secret message and sent the result to the officer.

- I finally managed to decode the nearly illegible doctor's prescription.