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decryption

noun

  1. decoding process for cryptographically protected representations of information to plaintext
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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”).

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