deception

n 1: a misleading falsehood [syn: {misrepresentation}, {deceit}]

2: the act of deceiving [syn: {deceit}, {dissembling}, {dissimulation}]

3: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

[syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic},

{legerdemain}, {illusion}]

decryption

Any procedure used in {cryptography} to convert

{ciphertext} (encrypted data) into {plaintext}.

(1995-05-10)