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plain text

NOUN
ordinary readable form
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WEAK
ciphertext encoded encrypted rich text


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"The scrambled plain text was found, but without the coding method or the key. This is a very important distinction," he separately told a news conference in November.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

"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 ● Sep. 16, 2024

"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 ● Sep. 16, 2024

Even with a snappy title, a book cover with plain text on a plain background will probably get lost in a busy e-bookstore.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

Another, or a group of others, would write the plain text.

From Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton


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