decoding
Example Sentences
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Encoding converts digital data into these pages, while decoding translates them back into usable information.
From Science Daily
Scientists have spent years decoding the honey bee "waggle dance," a highly sophisticated form of communication.
From Science Daily
In the journal Nature, Microsoft's research arm said Silica was the first glass storage technology that had been demonstrated to be reliable for writing, reading and decoding data.
From Barron's
“Exactly. Thank you for understanding. I was so intent on decoding Willa’s mission that I underestimated Fleetwood’s ability to move quickly, and now he’s here, and—” My voice cracks with emotion.
From Literature
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It abandoned the hokum that convinced educators that they could teach kids to read through pictures and context clues rather than decoding words.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.