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decrypt

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

Generic term encompassing decode and decipher.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

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National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon

A generic term encompassing decode and decipher.

Classifications

Entity Type

Capability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

synonym
decipherdecode
plural
decrypts
possessive
decrypt's
pluralpossessive
decrypts'