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Decoding vs Decryption - What's the difference?

decoding | decryption |

As nouns the difference between decoding and decryption

is that decoding is an instance of the translation of something into a form more suitable for subsequent processing while decryption is the process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

As a verb decoding

is present participle of lang=en.

decoding

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instance of the translation of something into a form more suitable for subsequent processing.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • decryption

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

    • Synonyms

    * codebreaking

    Antonyms

    * encryption

    Related terms

    * decrypt

    See also

    * to decipher