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verb
[with object] convert (a coded message) into intelligible language. analyze and interpret (a verbal or nonverbal communication or image):a handbook to help parents decode street language convert (audio or video signals) into another form, e.g., to analog from digital in sound reproduction:processors used to decode CD-quality digital audio signals
noun
informal a translation of a coded message.