1. the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; - Example: "a secret key or password is required for decryption" [syn: decoding, decryption, decipherment]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
decoding
n 1: the activity of making clear or converting from code into
plain text; "a secret key or password is required for
decryption" [syn: decoding, decryption, decipherment]