plain text

pleɪn tɛkst

Definition

Definition of plain text - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

data in human-readable form without formatting

TECH.

The document was saved as plain text.

cryptography

TECH.

text to be encrypted in cryptography

TECH.

The algorithm converts plain text into ciphertext.

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Expressions with plain

plain Jane

woman who is ordinary or unremarkable

Despite being a plain Jane she had a unique charm.

plain old

adj.

ordinary without any special features

I just want a plain old cup of coffee.

plain sailing

something simple or easy without difficulties

After the initial setup, the project was plain sailing.

plain vanilla

adj.

simple and without special features or qualities

This is just a plain vanilla version.

in plain English

adv.

using simple and clear language

He explained the process in plain English so everyone could understand.

plain for all to see

adj.

easily noticeable or obvious to everyone

The mistake was plain for all to see.

Expressions with text

wall of text

large block of writing hard to read

I couldn't finish the wall of text he sent.

read something into a text

find hidden meanings in a text

He likes to read hidden messages into a text.

text message

short written message sent or received on a mobile phone

I sent a text message to my friend.

religious text

document containing religious teachings

The Quran is a religious text in Islam.

school text

written material used in educational settings

The library has a vast collection of school texts for various subjects.

text messaging

sending and receiving written messages using mobile phones

Text messaging is popular among teenagers.

written text

information expressed in letters, printed or carved onto material

The museum displayed written text carved into clay tablets.

highlighted text

part of writing marked so it stands out from nearby words

He copied the highlighted text and pasted it into the email.

church text

printed material used in church activities

They distributed the church text for the day's sermon to all attendees.

drunk text

text message sent while drunk

She regretted the drunk text she sent last night.

Terms with plain text included in their meaning

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text file

computing

file with only plain text data

decipher

code

convert coded information into plain text

decode

cryptography

convert encrypted text to plain text

decoding

code breaking

translation of coded information into plain text

decoded

adj.

communication

converted from a coded form to plain text

decrypted

adj.

security

converted from code to plain text

flat file

data format

plain text storage with one entry per line, single table

deciphering

cryptography

act of converting code into plain text

Examples of plain text in a sentence

The email was written in plain text for simplicity.
The hacker intercepted the plain text before encryption.
Plain text is vulnerable to unauthorized access.

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French:texte brut, texte en clair, ...
German:Klartext, unverschlüsselter Text, ...
Italian:testo semplice, testo in chiaro, ...
Spanish:texto plano, texto sin formato, ...
Portuguese:texto simples, ...
Chinese:纯文本, 明文, ...
Japanese:プレーンテキスト, 平文, ...
Arabic:نَصّ عَادِيّ, نَص صَرِيح, ...
Hebrew:טֶקְסְט פָּשׁוּט, טֶקְסְט גָּלוּי, ...
Russian:обычный текст, открытый текст, ...
Ukrainian:звичайний текст, відкритий текст, ...
Hindi:सादा पाठ, साधारण पाठ, ...
Bengali:প্লেইন টেক্সট, অপরিবর্তিত পাঠ্য, ...
Catalan:text pla, text clar, ...
Czech:prostý text, otevřený text, ...
Danish:ren tekst, ukrypteret tekst, ...
Dutch:platte tekst, onversleutelde tekst, ...
Greek:απλό κείμενο, κείμενο προς κρυπτογράφηση, ...
Hungarian:egyszerű szöveg, nyílt szöveg, ...
Khmer:អត្ថបទធម្មតា, អត្ថបទមិនបានអ៊ិនគ្រីប, ...
Korean:일반 텍스트, 평문, ...
Persian:متن ساده, متن اولیه, ...
Polish:czysty tekst, tekst jawny, ...
Portuguese (BR):texto simples, texto plano, ...
Romanian:text simplu, text necriptat, ...
Swedish:ren text, klartext, ...
Thai:ข้อความล้วน, ข้อความที่ยังไม่เข้ารหัส, ...
Turkish:düz metin, şifresiz metin, ...
Vietnamese:văn bản thuần văn bản, văn bản gốc, ...

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