Decode vs. Decrypt — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Decode and Decrypt
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Decode
To convert from code into plaintext.
Decrypt
To decipher.
Decode
To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.
Decrypt
To decode.
Decode
To extract the underlying meaning from
Decode a complex literary text.
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Decrypt
A deciphered or decoded message.
Decode
To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
The cryptographer decoded the secret message and sent the result to the officer.
Decrypt
(transitive) To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
Decode
To figure out something difficult to interpret.
I finally managed to decode the nearly illegible doctor's prescription.
Decrypt
A decoded communication.
Decode
(cryptography) A product of decoding
Decrypt
To convert from a coded form into the original; - of communications. Inverse of encrypt.
Decode
(computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols
Decrypt
Convert code into ordinary language
Decode
To convert from a coded form into the original form; - of communications. Inverse of encode.
Decode
Convert code into ordinary language
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