Decryption (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 encryption software required a specific decryption algorithm to decode the encrypted files.
- To access the confidential documents, decryption software was needed to unlock the encrypted folder.
- The decryption key had to be entered manually in order to view the secured data.
- The encryption program automatically performed decryption on the received files.
- The decryption process usually involved a complex series of mathematical calculations to recover the original text.