decrypt

Definitions


[diːˈkrɪpt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (a coded or unclear message) intelligible
(e.g: the computer can be used to encrypt and decrypt sensitive transmissions)


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Origin:
1930s: from de- (expressing reversal) + crypt as in encrypt


[diːˈkrɪpt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a text that has been decoded
(e.g: he passed the raw decrypts to Moscow, but denies that he was a spy)


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s: from de- (expressing reversal) + crypt as in encrypt




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