n.
The act of deciphering.
decipherment
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noun
- Something that serves to explain or clarify: clarification, construction, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation. Archaic enucleation. See explain/baffle.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
Synonyms: decoding, decryption
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