decompile

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decompile

/diːkəmˈpaɪl/ UK

verb decompiles · decompiling · decompiled

To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.

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verb to recreate the original source code

Español	descompilar
Français	décompiler
Deutsch	dekompilieren
Русский	декомпилировать dekompilirovatʹ

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@misc{decompile_2026,
  title = {decompile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decompile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}