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Term: En Clair

Description:

En clair is a French term commonly used in cryptography and computer science to describe data that is not encrypted or encoded. It refers to information that is in plain, readable form without any cryptographic protection.

Sense 1:

Adjective:

When used as an adjective, en clair describes data or text that is not in an encrypted or encoded form. It is vulnerable to unauthorized access or interception.

Example sentence:

The sensitive message was transmitted en clair, making it easy for hackers to intercept and read the contents.

Sense 2:

Adverb:

As an adverb, en clair describes the act of transmitting or communicating information without encryption or encoding.

Example sentence:

The message was sent en clair, exposing its content to potential eavesdropping.

Sense 3:

Noun:

As a noun, en clair refers to the act of decrypting or decoding information that was previously encrypted or encoded.

Example sentence:

The software automatically performs the en clair operation, decrypting the encoded data and making it readable.

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