Decipherment (Noun)
Meaning
The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The decipherment of the ancient hieroglyphics took years of painstaking research and collaboration among experts.
- The cryptographer's task was to achieve decipherment of the encrypted message without the key or password.
- After months of trial and error, the team finally achieved decipherment of the cryptic poem.
- The decipherment of the Rosetta Stone was a major breakthrough in understanding ancient Egyptian language and culture.
- The codebreaker's skill in decipherment was put to the test as she worked to crack the enemy's encrypted communications.