decryption

2 definitions found

decryption - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  decryption
      n 1: the activity of making clear or converting from code into
           plain text; "a secret key or password is required for
           decryption" [syn: decoding, decryption, decipherment]

decryption - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  decryption
  
     <cryptography> Any procedure used in cryptography to convert
     ciphertext (encrypted data) into plaintext.
  
     (1995-05-10)