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What (who) is cleartext - definition

UNENCRYPTED INFORMATION, AS OPPOSED TO INFORMATION ENCRYPTED FOR STORAGE OR TRANSMISSION; USUALLY MEANS UNENCRYPTED INFORMATION PENDING INPUT INTO CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMS
Clear message; Cleartext; In clear; Clear text; Unencrypted; En clair

Plaintext         
In cryptography, plaintext usually means unencrypted information pending input into cryptographic algorithms, usually encryption algorithms. This usually refers to data that is transmitted or stored unencrypted.
plaintext         
<cryptography> A message before encryption or after decryption, i.e. in its usual form which anyone can read, as opposed to its encrypted form ("ciphertext"). (1995-05-10)
en clair         
[?en clair'kl?:]
¦ adjective & adverb in ordinary language, rather than in code or cipher.
Origin
Fr., lit. 'in clear'.

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Plaintext

In cryptography, plaintext usually means unencrypted information pending input into cryptographic algorithms, usually encryption algorithms. This usually refers to data that is transmitted or stored unencrypted.