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decompile

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /diːkəmˈpaɪl/
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verb

Meaning 1

To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English compile English decompile From de- + compile.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ապաբանաքաղել (apabanakʻaġel) — to recreate the original source code
  • Dutch: decompileren — to recreate the original source code
  • Finnish: takaisinkääntää — to recreate the original source code
  • French: décompiler — to recreate the original source code
  • German: dekompilieren — to recreate the original source code
  • Russian: декомпилировать (dekompilirovatʹ) — to recreate the original source code
  • Spanish: descompilar — to recreate the original source code