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

Searching “for loop javascript,” for instance, will summon lists of reference pages on Google, but You.com will surface actual plaintext snippets of syntax from sources like W3Schools that you can easily copy and paste.

From The Verge • Nov. 9, 2021

There you have it, in black-and-white plaintext: The pinnacle of Internet justice.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2015

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

By performing many transpositions on the same plaintext, and shuffling the columns, you can create a baffling message.

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