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Decode vs. Decrypt — What's the Difference?

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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