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DECRYPTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decryption mean? 

DECRYPTION (noun)
  The noun DECRYPTION has 1 sense:

1. the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain textplay

  Familiarity information: DECRYPTION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DECRYPTION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

decipherment; decoding; decryption

Context example:

a secret key or password is required for decryption

Hypernyms ("decryption" is a kind of...):

coding; cryptography; secret writing; steganography (act of writing in code or cipher)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decryption"):

decompression (restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display)

Derivation:

decrypt (convert code into ordinary language)


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