plaintext

American  

[playn-tekst] / ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of plaintext

First recorded in 1915–20; plain ¹ + text

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Example Sentences

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plaintext

Searching “for loop javascript,” for instance, will summon lists of reference pages on Google, but You.com will surface actual plaintext snippets of syntax from sources like W3Schools that you can easily copy and paste.

From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2021

Even having only four characters in plaintext is risky, as hackers are able to guess the rest with relative ease.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2018

There you have it, in black-and-white plaintext: The pinnacle of Internet justice.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2015

However it means sending a lot of private information, including passwords, in plaintext to Google.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2013

Sometimes Elizebeth also worked as a cryptographer, which meant that she was the one coming up with ways of obscuring the plaintext.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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