To decode means to change a secret or coded text into a language you understand. People decode messages to read or hear what was hidden.
Can you decode this secret message?
She decoded the words on the paper.
In technology, decode means to take digital or electronic code and change it into something usable, like pictures, sounds, or text. Machines use decoding to show information to people.
The computer decoded the video file quickly.
Please decode the audio signal now.
Decoding can also mean to figure out or understand something that is not clear. It could be a person's actions, a text, or signs that need explanation.
She tried to decode his strange behavior.
We decode the story to find the message.
In education, decoding means to use knowledge about letters and sounds to read words. It helps children learn to read by changing letters into sounds.
Children learn to decode new words in school.
She can decode simple sentences now.
To decode is also to solve or explain signs, symbols, or puzzles that are not easy to understand. This meaning is often used for codes in history or games.
They decoded the ancient symbols on the wall.
He decoded the puzzle quickly.
In broadcasting, decode means to change electronic signals into pictures or sounds that we can watch or listen to, like TV or radio programs.
The device decodes TV signals for watching.
Radios decode signals from the station.
