decoding

[ dee-koh-ding ]

/ diˈkoʊ dɪŋ /

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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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Origin of decoding

decod(e) + -ing¹ for the noun; decod(e) + -ing² for the adjective

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How to use decoding in a sentence

Rattling Leaf has also seen his work increasingly involve analytics as he decodes the impact of climate change on historical sites.
Authenticity Versus Longevity for Preservation: Which Matters More?|Nick Fouriezos|December 11, 2020|Ozy
Add in hyper sci-fi setups with multiple sensors, and we seem to be at a turning point for being able to “mind-read” multiple brains at once, decoding how social interactions make our brains tick—or not.
How Does Social Interaction Change Our Brains? Hyperscans Can Show Us|Shelly Fan|December 8, 2020|Singularity Hub
Together, they compare notes on anonymous reports about Spears’s living situation, pore through the posts her friends and relatives have “liked” recently, and work to decode Spears’s enigmatic social media presence.
Why Britney Spears’s fans are convinced she’s being held captive|Constance Grady|November 11, 2020|Vox
Place cells were one part of the 2014 physiology Nobel Prize for decoding the brain’s sense of place.
How Do We Remember Places? This Study Used Lasers and VR to Point the Way|Shelly Fan|November 10, 2020|Singularity Hub

Yes, that’s the same season in which the team was found to have used its video replay room to decode the signs of opposing catchers.
For the Red Sox, rehiring Alex Cora makes sense. But it doesn’t look good.|Dave Sheinin|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
The whys the wherefores, I think a lot of that is somehow a link from decoding texts, as they say in graduate school.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beyond the far reaches of Google lies a web so “deep” even the FBI had difficulty busting drug trades and decoding usernames.
Inside the Great Bitcoin Heist|Michael Daly|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cryptography is the art of coding and decoding information between parties.
A New Trove of NSA Documents Reveal What Spies Read for Fun|Eli Lake|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Decoding the laugh track of the CNN Debate in Arizona, featuring references to George Costanza and bogeyman Mike Dukakis.
Tactical Humorist: Gingrich Referees, Romney Channels Costanza, Santorum on Dukakis|Mark Katz|February 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Decoding is dependent on knowledge of language characteristics—characteristics of known languages.
As Long As You Wish|John O'Keefe
"He could help decoding them and sending them through to Germany, though," Kinsley retorted grimly.
The Vanished Messenger|E. Phillips Oppenheim
There is no literacy involved here, and no literacy is expected in decoding the message.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
I remember decoding one post card from my mother, and making out the message to be "Maps in Oswego."
The Escaping Club|A. J. Evans
I checked up Betty's "layout" and went over the decoding process with meticulous care.
In Jeopardy|Van Tassel Sutphen

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