Decryption

/dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/ noun

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Definitions

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

Example

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"I don't have a decryption program."

Etymology

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

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