plaintext

[ pleyn-tekst ]
/ ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst /

noun

the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.
Also called clear text.
Compare cryptography.

Origin of plaintext

First recorded in 1915–20; plain1 + text

British Dictionary definitions for plain text

plain text

noun

telecomm a message set in a directly readable form rather than in coded groups