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plaintext

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[pleyn-tekst] / ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of plaintext

First recorded in 1915–20; plain 1 + text

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John Plaintext,   He shall be mighty beef, our English staple;   The worthy Alderman, a butter'd dumpling;   Yon pair of whisker'd Cornets, ruffs and rees:   Their friend the Dandy, a green goose in sippets.

From The Monastery by Scott, Walter, Sir

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