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plain text

NOUN
ordinary readable form
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WEAK
ciphertext encoded encrypted rich text


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"The scrambled plain text was found, but without the coding method or the key. This is a very important distinction," he separately told a news conference in November.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

"Turns out that jokes are way less funny if people don't know the context and the delivery is in plain text," a subsequent post read.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

"Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text," he added.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2024

He explains how “nothing this ‘textualist’ court decided in this case is because of the plain text of the statute” at all.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2023

It is not surprising that an editor should have been found to touch up the plain text of a Saga with a few ornamental phrases here and there.

From Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature by Ker, W. P.