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decrypting

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present participle of decrypt

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to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs

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Recent Examples of decrypting The deadline has prompted security engineers to focus preparations to ward off harvest-now-decrypt-later (HNDL, and also store now, decrypt later) threats, in which adversaries squirrel away encrypted data flowing over the Internet with the plan of decrypting it on Q-Day—the date a CRQC arrives. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026 WhatsApp and Signal are best known for using end-to-end encryption, which can prevent even the messaging services themselves from decrypting user chats. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026 Inside, advanced computer servers are decrypting hard drives and phones and tracking IP addresses tied to the fraud network. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 Passepartout is also a wink at a long-running Italian television series in the early 2000s hosted by art historian Philippe Daverio, which made discovering and decrypting art very entertaining. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 Use security tools capable of decrypting and inspecting PQC traffic. — Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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deciphering

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And navigating a website might involve deciphering images or knowing what links to click.

— Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
The prevention of future pandemics relies on information from previous outbreaks, which is one reason why deciphering the origins of the COVID-19 began is important.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026

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