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decryption.

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

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

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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

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