plaintext

American  

[pleyn-tekst] / ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst /

noun

1. the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.

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Etymology

Origin of plaintext

First recorded in 1915–20; plain ¹ + text

Example Sentences

It is widely accepted that user passwords should not be stored in 'plaintext' considering the risks of abuse that arise from persons accessing such data.

From BBC

As the Guardian reported, "Yahoo did not encrypt all the security questions it stored, and so some are readable in plaintext. While it may be irritating to have to change a stolen password, it is somewhat worse to have to change a stolen mother's maiden name."

From Salon

Of course, sometimes the plaintext wasn’t in English.

From Literature

By performing many transpositions on the same plaintext, and shuffling the columns, you can create a baffling message.

From Literature

Mere hours after the secret messages had been delivered to them, Elizebeth and William sent back the plaintext.

From Literature