decryption vs encryption

decryption

noun
  • The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form. 

encryption

noun
  • The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords. 

  • A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it. 

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