decryption

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decryption.wav

Word forms

decryption decryptions

Etymology

Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).

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Related words

decrypt to decipher
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