"decryption" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/ [UK] Forms: decryptions [plural]
Etymology: Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κρυπτός||hidden}} Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} decryption (usually uncountable, plural decryptions)
  1. The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: codebreaking Related terms: decrypt, to decipher Translations (decoding): desencriptació [feminine] (Catalan), décryptage (French), გაშიფვრა (gašipvra) (Georgian), Entschlüsselung (alt: 1) [feminine] (German), αποκρυπτογράφηση (apokryptográfisi) [feminine] (Greek), iššifravimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), رمزگشایی (ramz-gošâyi) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-decryption-en-noun-oO80Rddw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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