decryption
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5.1
- noun
- /dɪˈkrɪpʃən/
- Specialized
:
descifrado
- The decryption of the encrypted message revealed important information.
- encryption and decryption
- decryption key
You could provide the decryption keys for all previous amounts.
- You could provide the decryption keys for all previous amounts.
- You can't send someone else the decryption key because then you have to encrypt the decryption key.
- It's important to have the decryption key now.
- I was taught in a encryption and decryption algorithm manual algorithm.
Examples
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Come on, with accelerated key search and decryption, the entire world is at your fingertips.
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She is almost done with the decryption.
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It's important to have the decryption key now.
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We need to get the best decryption people we have.
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We're gonna need the decryption device.
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You Americans discovered the signal; you led the decryption effort.
Fiction book (1997) -
Let's get some decryption people here now.
Fiction book (1997) -
Users will then be provided with a unique decryption key, giving them sole responsibility for who can have future use of the file.
Blog text (11) -
Once I'm safely to the surface, I'll transmit the decryption sequence to you.
Fiction book (1994) -
Decryption failed.
Synonyms
7
3.5
To change coded or secret information into normal words so people can understand it
1
7.0
To change writing in a code or unknown language into plain text
Antonyms
- Specialized
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5.6
To change information into a code so only people with permission can read it
How Decoded
- Specialized
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5.1
7
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
decryption = decrypt (semi-transparent) = de + crypt + ion
For learners who know the verb 'decrypt', adding '-ion' straightforwardly gives the noun meaning 'the process of decrypting'.
Etymology
Decryption comes from de- meaning 'remove' and crypt meaning 'hidden', the same root as the common word cryptic. So, decryption is removing the 'hidden' from a coded message or data to make it readable.