1. decoding - Noun
2. decoding - Verb
the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
Source: WordNetSure enough, the notion of decoding their personal DNA appealed to more than a few well-off individuals, even if it amounted to the scientific equivalent of purchasing a vanity license plate. James D. Watson
Most of the time, criticism that takes pop culture seriously involves performing some kind of symbolic analysis, decoding the work to demonstrate the way it represents some other aspect of society. Steven Johnson
I'm fascinated with genetic science, and I have been for a very long time. I always look at science and technology because I think that the developments in my lifetime have been so remarkable - and we're only at the tip of the iceberg with projects like decoding the human genome. Nick Rhodes
a secret key or password is required for decryption Source: Internet
Adams argued strongly that the phonics and the whole language advocates are both right, and that phonics is an effective way to teach students the alphabetic code, building their skills in decoding unknown words. Source: Internet
A codec performs the encoding and decoding of the raw audio data while this encoded data is (usually) stored in a container file. Source: Internet