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The license plate isn't incorporated into the VIN in any form though, so this is demonstrably -- and literally -- not decoding.

"Identifier" or "Finder" maybe, but not in any way a decoder...

A "VIN decoder" would take a VIN and identify the World Manufacturer Identifier (country of origin / manufacturer), vehicle descriptor, model year, manufacturing plant, and production number -- but not the license plate.

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The plate is matched with a VIN using DMV records, which we then decode, to get the Make, Model, etc as you described.

So it's a plate matcher, not a "license plate to VIN decoder" - there is no "decoding" between plate and VINm so it's inaccurate.

Interesting that you resort to downvoting basic facts...

Also, is it "I" or "we"? You've said it's just you and a project you made, suddenly when someone points out a mistake it's "we"? Make your mind up...

I'm not sure why you are arguing with me.

We "match" the plate to a VIN, and then we DECODE the VIN to get all of the data we show on the page. Yes, we decode the VIN, not just "match" it

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