Decode and Encode

Decode

Decode verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.
Usage example: the agents worked into the night to decode the intercepted message from the enemy spy

Encode is an antonym for decode in decipher topic.

Nearby Words: decoding, decoder

Encode

Encode verb - Convert information into code.
Usage example: encode pictures digitally
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Synonyms for Encode

Decode is an antonym for encode.

Nearby Words: encoded, encoding, encoder

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Analog Vs Digital To encode and decode signals, there are two major methods used.
  • In the Alphas episode "Rosetta" the team encounters an autistic woman during a raid on a terrorist safe-house who has the power to understand and translate all languages she hears, instantly, and figure that the terrorists have been exploiting the woman to encode and decode their secret messages.
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