decoding
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 grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The documents, known as the "Magic intercepts," are decodings of the secret messages of 33 other nations, including France, Denmark, Mexico and the Netherlands.
From Time Magazine Archive
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