decoding
/dɪˈkoʊdɪŋ/
extracting the original information from an encoded form
decoding in a sentence
“Decoding the signal required understanding the sender's conventions.”
Origin of decoding
Latin de- (reverse) + codex
Related Words
signal-to-noise ratio
the proportion of meaningful information to irrelevant interference
bandwidth
the capacity of a channel to transmit information; cognitive processing capacity
lossless
preserving all original information through transformation
lossy
sacrificing some information for efficiency or simplicity
channel capacity
the maximum rate at which information can be reliably transmitted
bit
the fundamental unit of information; a binary choice