What is decoding?

a. putting thoughts, ideas, and feelings into words and messages

b. filtering messages through past experiences

c. minimizing external and psychological noise

d. making sense out of words and messages

Decoding is the reading or translating symbols into a language that is understandable or easily interpreted. It is also known as "word identification". Therefore, decoding is putting thoughts, ideas, and feelings into words and messages. Decoding also means to decipher or to translate.