Meanings
nounplaintext (plural plaintexts)
plural plaintexts
- alternativecomputingAlternative spelling of plain text.
There are weak keys in the sense that their use by foisting chosen plaintexts can be proved, which could be interesting for chip cards with a ‘burnt-in key’.
2007, Reinhard Wobst, “Life After DES: New Methods, New Attacks”, in Angelika Shafir, transl., Cryptology Unlocked, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, →ISBN, section 3 (IDEA: A Special-Class Algoritmh), subsection 5 (Cryptanalyzing IDEA), page 239
adjectiveplaintext (not comparable)
- not comparablecomputingConsisting only of plain text.
Synonyms: ASCII, cleartext, decoded, unencrypted
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveConsisting only of plain text.
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APA
plaintext. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaintext
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“plaintext.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaintext. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plaintext,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaintext.
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