decryption
noun
- decoding process for cryptographically protected representations of information to plaintext
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/
noun
Etymology: Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).
- The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.