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decompile

UK/diːkəmˈpaɪl/

decompile verb: to recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.

Verb

decompile (third-person singular simple present decompiles, present participle decompiling, simple past and past participle decompiled)

  1. To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.

Forms of decompile

third-person singular presentdecompiles
present participledecompiling
past participledecompiled
pastdecompiled

Origin of decompile

From de- + compile.

Words formed from decompile

Questions about decompile

What does decompile mean?
Decompile means to recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.
What part of speech is decompile?
Decompile is a verb.
How do you pronounce decompile?
Decompile is pronounced /diːkəmˈpaɪl/ (UK).
What is the past tense of decompile?
The past tense of decompile is decompiled.

Words near decompile in the dictionary

  1. decompensations
  2. decompensatory
  3. decompilable
  4. decompilation
  5. decompilations
  6. decompile
  7. decompiled
  8. decompiler
  9. decompilers
  10. decompiles
  11. decompiling

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