English noun: decipherment | |||
1. | decipherment (act) the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text | ||
Samples | A secret key or password is required for decryption. | ||
Synonyms | decoding, decryption | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coding, cryptography, secret writing, steganography | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | decompression | ||