HyperDic: decryption

English > 1 sense of the word decryption:
NOUNactdecryption, decoding, deciphermentthe activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
English > decryption: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text.
Example"a secret key or password is required for decryption"
Synonymsdecoding, decipherment
Narrowerdecompressionrestoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
Broadercryptography, coding, secret writing, steganographyAct of writing in code or cipher
Spanishdecodificación, descifrado, desciframiento, descodificación, desencriptación
Catalandescodificació, desxiframent
Verbsdecryptconvert code into ordinary language

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict