decrypt
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Microsoft Windows Server
To convert encrypted content back into its original form.
Telecommunications
[A] generic term encompassing decode and decypher. [INFOSEC-99] 2. To convert encrypted text into its equivalent plain text by means of a cryptosystem. (This does not include solution by cryptanalysis.) Note: The term "decrypt" covers the meanings of " decipher " and "decode." [JP1-02]