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decoding

decoding

7 3.5
To change coded or secret information into normal words so people can understand it
  • noun
  • /dɪˈkoʊdɪŋ/
translation icon : decodificación
  • I must say though, that decoding Israel becomes more and more complicated thing for me.
  • decoding skills
  • decoding instructions
  • decoding difficulties

So I'm like dyslexic ADD and like, you know, some decoding stuff, like really bad at reading.

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Examples

  • In other words, we can conclude that decoding and word recognition are necessary.

    Academic text (2013)
  • For beginning readers who are starting to read, the focus is on decoding and identification of new words.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Overall, language may provide support for decoding as well as reading comprehension.

    Academic text (2013)
  • For younger students, building vocabulary may aid in both decoding and reading comprehension skills.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In order to address the student's decoding problems, the intervention added a component of phonological awareness.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Overall, the study provides additional evidence that decoding skill underlies reading fluency in silent reading.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In our study, we examined predictors of two components of reading: decoding and reading comprehension.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Expressive and receptive vocabulary skills are also predictive of decoding and reading comprehension.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The teacher emphasized the importance of decoding when helping students learn to read.

  • Effective decoding is crucial for understanding complex texts in literature classes.

Synonyms

decryption
vsdecoding
  • Specialized
13 5.1

Changing a secret code back so a message can be read

is the broader act of turning coded information into plain language
decipherment
vsdecoding
  • Specialized
1 7.0

To change writing in a code or unknown language into plain text

focuses on solving written or obscure messages rather than general encoded data

Antonyms

encoding
  • Specialized
12 4.7

A way of changing information into a code for storing, sending, or keeping it secret

How Complete

decoding
7 3.5
demodulation
  • Specialized
8.7
reception
  • Jargon
81 3.7
detection
91 2.9

Surface Forms

decoding singular
decodings plural

Morphology

decoding = decode (transparent) = de + code + ing

This is a standard deverbal noun formation from 'decode' meaning the process or act of decoding.

Etymology

Decoding comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and code meaning 'secret writing'. So decoding is like taking off a mask from a message to turn a hidden or coded text into normal words.