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[playn-tekst] / ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst /
NOUN
plain text
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WEAK
ciphertext encoded encrypted rich text


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Searching “for loop javascript,” for instance, will summon lists of reference pages on Google, but You.com will surface actual plaintext snippets of syntax from sources like W3Schools that you can easily copy and paste.

From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2021

“Well, what if your infrastructure gets breached and everyone’s password is published in plaintext to the whole wide world?” asked one Twitter user.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2018

There you have it, in black-and-white plaintext: The pinnacle of Internet justice.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2015

However it means sending a lot of private information, including passwords, in plaintext to Google.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2013

By turning the rings, you could encrypt each plaintext letter with a different scrambled alphabet.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield


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