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to decompile

to decompile

1 8.1
To change a program made for a computer into code a person can read to study or fix it
  • verb
  • /ˌdiːkəmˈpaɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : descompilar
  • It's really a ridiculous term because of that; anything can be decompiled to C and then simply recompiled.

Examples

  • That being said, if you can either decompile SystemUI or if you are building your own from source, you could pop into the SystemUI source under frameworks, find the airplane mode icon, and open it up in GIMP or Photoshop.

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  • No disaster is used, and these teams want the regular development of hard head and decompile pain fashion.

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  • To modify the software, you need to decompile it first and analyze the code.

  • Many developers use tools to decompile applications in order to understand their functionality.

  • Before debugging, make sure to decompile the compiled code into a readable format.

Synonyms

to decode
vsto decompile
51 3.8

To change coded information into normal words

is specific to compiled programs rather than general coded data
to decomp
vsto decompile
  • Specialized
1 9.5

To change a program back into readable source code

is the full formal term for this same conversion process

How Complete

to decompile
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Surface Forms

decompile infinitive
decompiled past
decompiled past participle
decompiling present participle
decompiles third person singular

Morphology

decompile = compile (transparent) = de + compile

In computing, 'de-' clearly signals reversing the process of compiling, so the meaning is directly recoverable from 'compile'.

Etymology

The word decompile combines de- meaning 'undo' or 'reverse' and compile meaning 'put together', as in 'compile a list'. So to decompile is to 'undo' the compiling of a program and turn the code back into a form a person can read.