decryption
English
Etymology
Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/
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
Related terms
- decrypt
Translations
decoding
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See also
- to decipher