Decipherment (redirected from Decypher)

de·ci·pher  (d-sfr)

tr.v. de·ci·phered, de·ci·pher·ing, de·ci·phers

1. To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter). See Synonyms at solve.

2. To convert from a code or cipher to plain text; decode.

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de·cipher·a·ble adj.

de·cipher·er n.

de·cipher·ment n.

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Noun

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decipherment - the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption" decoding, decryption coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher decompression - restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display