plaintext
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noun
the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.
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plaintext definition
cryptographyA message before encryption or after decryption, i.e. in its usual form which anyone can read, as opposed to its encrypted form ("ciphertext").
(1995-05-10)
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Plaintext
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example sentences
Encryption transforms the plaintext data into an unreadable form, called ciphertext, using an encryption key.
Decryption is the process of converting the ciphertext back into plaintext.
Plaintext may be encrypted several times and then decrypted the same number of times with the same key and result in plaintext.
Reading from left to right, you should be able to see the plaintext message.
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