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plain text

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noun

telecomm a message set in a directly readable form rather than in coded groups

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"The scrambled plain text was found, but without the coding method or the key. This is a very important distinction," he separately told a news conference in November.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

What we have here is a classic dispute over textualism, the theory that judges should look exclusively to the plain text of the statute to discover its meaning.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025

"Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text," he added.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2024

"Turns out that jokes are way less funny if people don't know the context and the delivery is in plain text," a subsequent post read.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024

For the purpose of the plain text version of this book it has been corrected. pg. xvii - Table of Contents - Chapter XVIII, pg.

From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Floyd Gibbons

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