plaincode

noun

UK /ˈpleɪn.kəʊd/

US /ˈpleɪn.koʊd/

Plaincode is a way of writing secret messages where the words are not hidden at all.

The spy wrote the note in plaincode so anyone could read it.

SYNONYMS

cleartext plaintext unencrypted text readable text

RELATED WORDS

cipher encryption decryption codebook cryptography

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Text that is stored or sent without any encryption.

The password was saved in plaincode, which made it easy to steal.

3. A simple code that uses ordinary letters instead of symbols.

The children made a plaincode by swapping each letter for the next one.

4. A message written so clearly that no decoding is needed.

Her diary was in plaincode, so her brother read it right away.