Decrypt: meaning, definitions and examples
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decrypt
[ dɪˈkrɪpt ]
message
To convert (coded or enciphered text) into intelligible form.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He decrypted the secret message.
- The detective was able to decrypt the coded document.
- Decrypting the file required advanced computer skills.
Translations
Translations of the word "decrypt" in other languages:
🇵🇹 descriptografar
🇮🇳 डिक्रिप्ट करना
🇩🇪 entschlüsseln
🇮🇩 mendekripsi
🇺🇦 розшифровувати
🇵🇱 odszyfrować
🇯🇵 復号する (fukugō suru)
🇫🇷 décrypter
🇪🇸 descifrar
🇹🇷 şifre çözmek
🇰🇷 복호화하다 (bokhohwa-hada)
🇸🇦 فك التشفير (fakk altashfir)
🇨🇿 dešifrovat
🇸🇰 dešifrovať
🇨🇳 解密 (jiě mì)
🇸🇮 dešifrirati
🇮🇸 afkóða
🇰🇿 шешу
🇬🇪 გაშიფვრა (gashifvra)
🇦🇿 şifrələmək
🇲🇽 descifrar
Etymology
The word 'decrypt' originated from the combination of the prefix 'de-' meaning 'remove' and the word 'crypt' which comes from the Greek 'kryptos' meaning 'hidden'. Therefore, 'decrypt' literally means 'to remove hiddenness'. The term is commonly used in the field of cryptography to describe the process of converting encrypted information into its original form.
See also: crypt, cryptanalysis, cryptanalyst, cryptanalytics, cryptic, crypto, cryptogram, cryptography, cryptology, cryptosystem, encrypt.