plain text

noun

1. telecomm a message set in a directly readable form rather than in coded groups

Example Sentences

"Turns out that jokes are way less funny if people don't know the context and the delivery is in plain text," a subsequent post read.

From BBC

After the comment drew widespread outrage, Musk wrote a follow-up post: “Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text," he added.

From Salon

With its lack of default encryption for the vast majority of messages, plus its habit of storing messages in plain text on its servers, Telegram’s contents were clearly not as safeguarded as its marketing would have you believe.

From Slate

The majority and dissent clashed about what the plain text of the state’s statute required, but the rationale for the majority’s reading—that the secretary needed all the information to be gathered together to make sure the ballot process flowed smoothly—seemed strange given that ALG had already provided the required certification on a rolling basis—and most of it well before the secretary had to consider all the signatures presented.

From Slate