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plaintext

/ˈpleɪnˌtekst/ /ˈpleɪntekst/

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noun

Texte en clair

Text or any data that is to be encrypted (as opposed to ciphertext).

Examples :

"Using the sophisticated code was useless since the spy merely stole the plain text from the waste basket."

L'utilisation du code sophistiqué était inutile puisque l'espion a simplement volé le texte en clair de la corbeille.

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noun

Texte brut

Data which consists only of human-readable text, as opposed to machine-readable binary data or formatting markup.

Examples :

"Before encryption, the message was just plaintext, easily readable by anyone. "

Avant le chiffrement, le message n'était que du texte brut, facilement lisible par tous.

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