Decode

/dɪˈkoʊd/ verb

Definition

To convert coded information back into ordinary language; to interpret and understand the meaning of signals, symbols, or complex information. It involves reversing an encoding process.

Etymology

From 'de-' (reverse) and 'code,' which comes from Latin 'codex' (book of laws). The word emerged with telecommunications and computing to describe reversing the process of putting information into code form.

Kelly Says

Decode is everywhere in modern life—your brain decodes speech sounds into words, your phone decodes digital signals into calls, and you decode social cues into understanding! It's the reverse engineering of communication.

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