Definitions

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  • noun computer science A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.

Etymologies

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decompile +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Kinesis Software has shipped KineticFusion, a decompiler/reverse-engineerer for Flash packages.

    Boing Boing: July 13, 2003 - July 19, 2003 Archives 2003

  • This is an Eclipse plugin that works with the Jad decompiler.

    Bayesian Networks for Java 2003

  • As part of the process, the decompiler had to make a copy of the program.

    The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind James Boyle

  • The decompiler makes a whole copy, for a commercial purpose, of a copyrighted work, precisely in order to cause harm to its market by offering a substitute good.

    The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind James Boyle

  • A close inspection leaves little doubt that, as Mueller alleges, it is decompiler output and that it closely resembles Sun's code.

    Ars Technica Ryan Paul 2011

  • A close inspection leaves little doubt that, as Mueller alleges, it is decompiler output and that it closely resembles Sun's code.

    Ars Technica Ryan Paul 2011

  • If you only need to convert between swf and exe format then you can use the free version of swf decompiler software.

    Vault9.net admin 2011

  • It is a powerful flash decompiler with the functionality to convert flash files between swf and exe formats and edit swf movies (dynamic texts, images and more).

    2BakSa.Net jcpnet 2010

  • People who should have known better, to put it in technical terms, freaked out, thinking OpenSolaris was about to go to that great decompiler in the sky.

    tuxmachines.org srlinuxx 2010

  • People who should have known better, to put it in technical terms, freaked out, thinking OpenSolaris was about to go to that great decompiler in the sky.

    tuxmachines.org srlinuxx 2010

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