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| − | In [[cryptography]], '''plaintext''' (also '''cleartext''') is the intelligible form of an encrypted text or its elements. <ref>[ | + | In [[cryptography]], '''plaintext''' (also '''cleartext''') is the intelligible form of an encrypted text or its elements.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaintext plaintext from Merriam-Webster]</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[[Ciphertext]] | *[[Ciphertext]] | ||
*[[Cryptography]] | *[[Cryptography]] | ||
[[Category:Cryptography]] | [[Category:Cryptography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:11, September 26, 2018
In cryptography, plaintext (also cleartext) is the intelligible form of an encrypted text or its elements.[1]