decryption
nounUK /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/
Etymology Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).
1
Usually The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
- Related terms
- decrypt, to decipher