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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

What we have here is a classic dispute over textualism, the theory that judges should look exclusively to the plain text of the statute to discover its meaning.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 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

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 Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)



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