plaintext
noun
plain·text
ˈplān-ˌtekst 
: the intelligible form of an encrypted text or of its elements compare ciphertext
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Facing backlash, Microsoft is reversing a controversial design choice in the Edge browser that stored passwords in plaintext in a computer’s RAM, paving the way for malware to fetch the data.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Common programming languages such as Python or Rust, which contain roughly understandable plaintext commands for arithmetic operations, didn’t exist back then.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Since many company intranets are sent in plaintext, traffic from them can also be intercepted.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Feb. 2026
According to the company, five vulnerabilities were eventually fixed, including the use of plaintext passwords and the ability to remotely access and interact with the Bluvoyix platform.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Common programming languages such as Python or Rust, which contain roughly understandable plaintext commands for arithmetic operations, didn’t exist back then.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Since many company intranets are sent in plaintext, traffic from them can also be intercepted.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Feb. 2026
According to the company, five vulnerabilities were eventually fixed, including the use of plaintext passwords and the ability to remotely access and interact with the Bluvoyix platform.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Plaintext.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaintext. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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