plaintext

American  

[pleyn-tekst] / ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst /

noun

1. the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.

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Etymology

Origin of plaintext

First recorded in 1915–20; plain ¹ + text

Example Sentences

That seems like the right move to me, given the existence of Notepads’ perhaps lesser-known sibling WordPad, which is closer to Microsoft Word than a plaintext editor.

From The Verge • Dec. 7, 2021

Or if it's configured to backup the plaintext to the cloud.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2018

Only someone with the correct key can decrypt the information and convert it back into plaintext.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2015

However it means sending a lot of private information, including passwords, in plaintext to Google.

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2013

Of course, sometimes the plaintext wasn’t in English.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield