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plaintext

[ 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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Compare cryptography.

Origin of plaintext

First recorded in 1915–20; plain¹ + text

Also called clear text.

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