Encryption vs. Decryption — What's the Difference?

In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding information. This process converts the original representation of the information, known as plaintext, into an alternative form known as ciphertext.

To decipher.

The process or result of encrypting data.

To decode.

Cryptography.

A deciphered or decoded message.

(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.

The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.

The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text;

The process of converting messages in ordinary language, or other information into a secret coded form that cannot be interpreted without knowing the secret method for interpretation, called the key.

The activity of converting from plain text into code