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decrypt

1. [A] generic term encompassing decode and decypher. [NIS] 2. To convert encrypted text into its equivalent plain text by means of a cryptosystem. (This does not include solution by cryptanalysis.) Note: The term "decrypt" covers the meanings of "decipher" and "decode." [JP1]

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