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[ pleyn-tekst ]
/ ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst /
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noun
the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.
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Also called clear text.
Compare cryptography.
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British Dictionary definitions for plaintext
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noun
telecomm a message set in a directly readable form rather than in coded groups
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