decryption

decryption

(cryptography)
Any procedure used in cryptography to convert ciphertext (encrypted data) into plaintext.
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decrypt

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