Word: pseudocodeword
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pseu
do
code
word
Definition: The result obtained when a decoder fails to converge on a codeword, but instead converges on some other code structure.
Morphemes:
Affix: pseudo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: False, not genuine, fake
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ψεύδω
Language: grc
Decoded: pseudo
Meaning: to lie
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής
Affix: code
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
Affix: word
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).