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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

plaintext en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of plain text.
    alt of plain text
    • There are weak keys in the sense that their use by foisting chosen plaintexts can be proved, which could be interesting for chip cards with a ‘burnt-in key’. 2007, Reinhard Wobst, “Life After DES: New Methods, New Attacks”, in Angelika Shafir, transl., Cryptology Unlocked, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, →ISBN, section 3 (IDEA: A Special-Class Algoritmh), subsection 5 (Cryptanalyzing IDEA), page 239:

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