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Decipherment Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Decipherment has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text

"a secret key or password is required for decryption"

2

The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cryptography
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
decompression
Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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