Associations to the word «Decipherment»

Wiktionary

DECIPHERMENT, noun. The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
DECIPHERMENT, noun. Decryption.

Dictionary definition

DECIPHERMENT, noun. The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates