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decryption

Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/

The English word “decryption” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

Etymology

Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).

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