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decoding

[dee-koh-ding]

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noun

the act, process, or result of extracting meaning or usable information, as from a code, written or spoken symbols, or an electronic signal.
The device that performs the decoding is called a digital to analog converter.
Recent decodings of the hieroglyphs at Palenque refer to dates beyond the end of the Mayan calendar.

adjective

relating to the process of extracting meaning or usable information, as from a code or an electronic signal.
The decoding algorithm will have to discern a valid signal from the noise.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decoding¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; decod(e) ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun; decod(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective

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Some don’t like what they describe as “drill and kill” phonics lessons that teach letter sounds and decoding.

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I’ve spent entire evenings Googling ranch dressing varietals, decoding the semiotics of suburban chain restaurant menus, pondering the subtle thrill of foods that jiggle.

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Decoding mysteries is his driving compulsion, and if decoding the enigma of human interaction is part of that – something solo living never requires him to practice – so be it.

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In a new study, the international collaborators analyzed the genomes of more than 48,000 individual breast cells from women without cancer, using novel techniques for decoding the genes of single cells.

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As a gastroenterologist and gut microbiome researcher at the University of Washington School of Medicine, I have dedicated my career to decoding the cipher of how food affects this microbial community within your gut.

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