"codetext" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: codetexts [plural]
Etymology: From code + text. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|code|text}} code + text Head templates: {{en-noun}} codetext (plural codetexts)
  1. (cryptography) An encoded form of a message, as opposed to plaintext. Wikipedia link: codetext Categories (topical): Cryptography Related terms: ciphertext

Inflected forms

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