decryption

de·crypt  (d-krpt)

tr.v. de·crypt·ed, de·crypt·ing, de·crypts

1. To decipher.

2. To decode.

n. (dkrpt)

A deciphered or decoded message.

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[de- + -crypt (from cryptogram).]

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de·cryption n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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