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To decrypt is to convert encrypted text into its equivalent plain text by means of a cryptosystem. This does not include solution by cryptanalysis.
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{{Merge from|Cryptology}}
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To '''decrypt''' is to convert encrypted text into its equivalent plain text by means of a cryptosystem. This does not include solution by [[cryptanalysis]].
    
The term "decrypt" covers the meanings of "decipher" and "decode."
 
The term "decrypt" covers the meanings of "decipher" and "decode."
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Mathematicians typically work on encryption and decryption.
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[[Mathematics|Mathematicians]] typically work on encryption and decryption.
 
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== Sources ==
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http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/d/01545.html
      
[[Category:Military]]
 
[[Category:Military]]
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[[Category:Mathematics]]
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