deserialize

English

Alternative forms

• deserialise (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

English serial

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English serialize

English deserialize

From de- + serialize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈsɪəɹɪəlaɪz/

Verb

deserialize (third-person singular simple present deserializes, present participle deserializing, simple past and past participle deserialized)

1. (transitive, computing) To parse (serialized data) so as to reconstruct the original object.

Synonyms

• unserialize

Antonyms

• serialize

Derived terms

• deserializer

Related terms

• deserialization