💻 A decoding tool 🕵️ A revealer

unmasker

7.9

A tool or program that reveals original data hidden to protect privacy

noun
/ʌnˈmæskər/

Specialized

: desenmascarador

The cybersecurity team used an unmasker to identify the original users behind the encrypted records.

Examples

After running the unmasker, the researchers could see the true contents of the hidden files.
An advanced unmasker can sometimes defeat even strong data protection methods.
The unmasker revealed the hidden data.
Many companies use an unmasker for data analysis.
The cybersecurity team used an unmasker to identify the original users behind the encrypted records.
After running the unmasker, the researchers could see the true contents of the hidden files.
An advanced unmasker can sometimes defeat even strong data protection methods.

How Revealing

reidentification

Specialized

8.3

unmasker

Specialized

7.9

decryption

Specialized

13 5.1

decoder

Specialized

6 4.0

Surface Forms

unmasker singular

unmaskers plural

Morphology

unmasker = unmask (transparent) = un + mask + er

The immediate base 'unmask' is a clear verb built from 'un-' + 'mask', and adding '-er' yields an agent/instrument in a regular way.

Etymology

Unmasker comes from un- 'remove' and mask 'cover', with -er 'one who'. A helpful image is a tool that 'takes off' the cover from hidden information, so an unmasker is a program or tool that reveals the original data behind a disguise.