What does "decryption" mean?

The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

What is a synonym for "decryption"?

Common synonyms include: codebreaking, codebreaking, decipherment, decoding, decoding.

Pronounced //dɪˈkɹɪpʃən//.

//dɪˈkɹɪpʃən// noun

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Noun

1
The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form. uncountable, usually
2
the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text wordnet

"I don't have a decryption program."

Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).

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