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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But that is not the plain text at all.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

As Thomas first warned in 2020, these decisions read “extra immunity” into the statute based on “policy and purpose arguments” rather than the plain text of the law.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

"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

"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

Can I include the captions of Illustrations, even when producing a plain text file?

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim

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