decryption
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decryption
- /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/ UK
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Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).
noun decryptions
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The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
Similar: codebreaking · Opposite: encryption
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noun decoding
| Español | desencriptación |
|---|---|
| Português | desencriptação |
| Français | décryptage |
| Deutsch | Entschlüsselung |
| Ελληνικά | αποκρυπτογράφηση apokryptográfisi |
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title = {decryption},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
