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plaintext

[pleyn-tekst] / ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst /
NOUN
plain text
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WEAK
ciphertext encoded encrypted rich text


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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

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

From Washington Post Aug. 12, 2015

He discovered the omission while doing a letter-by-letter comparison of the plaintext and coded text in preparation for a book about his work.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2014

Even so, bad policy by Associated Content to leave a plaintext password file lying around.

From The Guardian Jul. 16, 2012

Sometimes Elizebeth also worked as a cryptographer, which meant that she was the one coming up with ways of obscuring the plaintext.

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




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