unencrypted

American  

[uhn-en-krip-tid] / ˌʌn ɛnˈkrɪp tɪd /

adjective

1. not enciphered or encoded; not encrypted.

   Unencrypted data sent over the internet can be intercepted by hackers.

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Etymology

Origin of unencrypted

First recorded in 1975–80; un- ¹ + encrypt + -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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unencrypted

During the staffer’s final weeks on the job, the person put potentially sensitive files on an unencrypted USB drive and sent others to personal email addresses, days before traveling to a restricted country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"How do we know this app isn't used to access files and messaging on our device, which is unencrypted on device? Or a future update won't do that?" he said on X.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

Instead, its theory is that he didn’t have permission to access the video, even though it was at a public, unencrypted URL that he found using publicly posted demo credentials.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2024

"There are systemic issues here why was this data available to be issued in unencrypted form in the way that it was," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023

Hideo has his own protective shields up on his info, but even so, I’d managed to grab one unencrypted file from his account, one newly created earlier today.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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