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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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



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]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

decryption

    Any procedure used in cryptography to convert
   ciphertext (encrypted data) into plaintext.

   (1995-05-10)