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plaintext

/ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst/ US, UK

noun plaintexts

alternative Alternative spelling of plain text There are weak keys in the sense that their use by foisting chosen plaintexts can be proved, which could be interesting for chip cards with a ‘burnt-in key’.

adjective

not comparable Consisting only of plain text.
Similar: ASCII, cleartext, decoded, unencrypted

Opposite: binary, encoded, encrypted

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adjective

Opposite: binary, encoded, encrypted

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@misc{plaintext_2026,
  title = {plaintext},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plaintext},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}