decryption

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/

Etymology

Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).

Synonyms

decoding

decipherment

decode

decrypt

interpretation

decryptment

decipher

code translation

deciphering