descramble

verb

Definition of descramblenext
as in to unscramble

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  1. unscramble
  2. decrypt
  3. decode
  4. decipher
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  • Its processes of scrambling data at one end and unscrambling it at the other uses too much computing power per transaction to be practical in a massive IoT network.
    Julian Durand, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Municipal bond investors are compelled to unscramble the pixelated PDF disclosure egg to get data sort-of back to its digital form.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of unscramble
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  • These powerful machines could decrypt even the most secure data, posing privacy and security threats.
    David Schiffer, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • In reality, according to court documents and the book Dark Wire, police could decrypt every message sent through Anom’s messaging service, leading to more than a thousand arrests around the world.
    Kevin Collier, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of decrypt
Verb
  • The more complex task of actually decoding the signal's meaning took over a year, with the Chaffins spending countless hours running simulations and following their scientific intuition.
    Tom Howarth FOLLOW, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Between endless diaper changes and decoding all of the various cries, adjusting to life as new parents is exhausting, to say the least.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of decode
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  • Unlike cuneiform, only about half of proto cuneiform symbols have been deciphered so far.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Groups are trying to decipher what the ruling means for other proposals to connect power-hungry data centers with America's single largest source of zero-emissions 24/7 electricity.
    Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of decipher
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