DECRYPTION

decoding, decryption, decipherment

(noun) the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; “a secret key or password is required for decryption”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decryption (usually uncountable, plural decryptions)

The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

Synonyms

• codebreaking

Antonyms

• encryption

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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