Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To decipher.
- v. To decode.
- n. A deciphered or decoded message.
Wiktionary
- v. To convert an encrypted or coded text or message into plain text.
- n. A decoded communication.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. to convert from a coded form into the original; -- of communications. Inverse of encrypt.
WordNet 3.0
- v. convert code into ordinary language
Etymologies
- de- + -crypt (from cryptogram). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“First, they can run the communications -- live or on tape -- through a so-called decrypt processor.”
“I'm guessing that I have to somehow "decrypt" that pattern or something to find the REAL password?”
“If I change any properties on these selected files, it reports that it is about to "decrypt" the files.”
“So how do we tell if those attacks are coming in and how do we "decrypt" those binary strings that accompany the attacker's requests?”
“While it would be technically possible to encrypt the data between a keyboard and browser, it probably wouldnt be a generally workable solution and would require a plugin in the browser to 'decrypt' the data, rather than encrypt it. from the product of the trend micro website ”
“Hackers have already demonstrated the ability to decrypt other authentication factors used to make networks safe, and "this just exacerbates the situation," said Avivah Litan , an analyst with research firm Gartner.”
The Wall Street Journal: Questions Over Break-In at Security Firm RSA
“UK jails schizophrenic for refusal to decrypt files.”
Discourse.net: We Predicted This Would Happen: Man Jailed in UK for Failing to Disclose Passphrase
“The advantage of pen and paper is the built-in encryption, since nobody outside my closest relatives would be able to decrypt my handwriting ...”
“Pitches would then follow to buy FileFix Pro to decrypt the files.”
“Security experts say that governments have long had the ability to intercept and decrypt cell calls.”
Researcher sets out to hack mobiles, including iPhone, Gphone
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seanahan Howard Carter decrypted Tutankhamun? Jan 18, 2009
kbbwordie it sounds egyptian. Jan 15, 2009