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🩺 Body breakdown 💻 To decompile 💻 Decompiled code
to decomp

to decomp

1 9.5
To change a program back into readable source code
  • verb
  • /ˈdiːkɒmp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : decompilar
  • I need to decomp this software to understand its logic.

Examples

  • Before making changes, they decided to decomp the binary file for analysis.

  • She used a special tool to decomp the program and recover the original code.

  • The developer had to decomp the app to understand how it worked.

  • She is going to decomp the program later today.

  • The programmer used a tool to decomp the software and understand how it works.

  • After the update, I decided to decomp the application to check for any changes in the code.

  • To analyze the malware, the security expert had to decomp the executable file.

Synonyms

to decompile
vsto decomp
  • Specialized
1 8.1

To change a program made for a computer into code a person can read to study or fix it

is the same process but referred to by a shorter technical label

How Complete

to decomp
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Surface Forms

decomp infinitive
decompiled past
decompiled past participle
decomping present participle
decomps third person singular

Etymology

Decomp as a verb comes from decompile, with de- 'reverse' and compile 'to put together'. To decomp a program is to 'undo' the compile so you can read the original source code.