decrypt

decrypt

[dē′kript]

(electronics)

To convert a crypotogram or series of electronic pulses into plain text by electronic means.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

decrypt

To convert secretly coded data (encrypted data) back into its original form. Contrast with encrypt. See plaintext and cryptography.

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