"decodable" meaning in English

See decodable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [dɪˈkəʊdəbəɫ] [UK] Forms: more decodable [comparative], most decodable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English decode Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English decodable From decode + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|decode|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English decode Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English decodable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "decodable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="decodable"> From decode + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} decodable (comparative more decodable, superlative most decodable)
  1. Able to be read using a certain set of reading knowledge.
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  2. (information theory) Of a code, having a non-singular extension; being a lossless encoding.
    Sense id: en-decodable-en-adj-v9DEMtqX Categories (other): Information theory Topics: computing, engineering, information-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. capable of being decoded
    Sense id: en-decodable-en-adj-8ZCevNZR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nondecodable [general], undecodable [general], uniquely decodable [information-theory, mathematics, computing, engineering, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], UD [information-theory, mathematics, computing, engineering, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]
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