decoding

Definition of Decoding in English :

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text

Example Sentences:
'a secret key or password is required for decryption'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Decoding

noun

1.

the act or the process of converting something from a coded form into a normal form

2.

the act or the process of translating from one language into another

tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes

1. To convert from code into plaintext.

2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.

3. To extract the underlying meaning from: decode a complex literary text.