Definition of decrypt - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
text conversionTECH. convert encrypted text into readable textTECH.
- The software can decrypt the files quickly.
2.
message decodingTECH. decode a message with or without a keyTECH.
- They managed to decrypt the secret message.
Origin of decrypt
Latin, de (reverse) + cryptare (to hide)
Terms with decrypt included in their meaning
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cryptography
decrypt or solve a code
cryptography
secret key used to decrypt data in asymmetric encryption
history
machine used to decrypt Enigma ciphers
Examples of decrypt in a sentence
The hacker attempted to decrypt the secure database. She used a special tool to decrypt the files. Hackers attempted to decrypt the encrypted data.
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- French:déchiffrer, ...
- German:entschlüsseln, entziffern, ...
- Italian:decriptare, ...
- Spanish:descifrar, ...
- Portuguese:desencriptar, descodificar, ...
- Chinese:解密, ...
- Japanese:復号化する, 復号する, ...
- Arabic:فَكَّ الشِّفْرَة, حَلَّ الشِّفْرَةَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְפַעְנֵחַ, לְפַצֵּחַ, ...
- Russian:расшифровывать, декодировать, ...
- Ukrainian:дешифрувати, розшифрувати, ...
- Hindi:डिक्रिप्ट करना, डिकोड करना, ...
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