decryption

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

decryption
    n 1: the activity of making clear or converting from code into
         plain text; "a secret key or password is required for
         decryption" [syn: {decoding}, {decryption}, {decipherment}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

decryption

   <cryptography> Any procedure used in {cryptography} to convert
   {ciphertext} (encrypted data) into {plaintext}.

   (1995-05-10)

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