klartexten
klartexten is a German verb derived from Klartext (plaintext) and the infinitive suffix -en. It has two main uses. In information technology and security contexts, klartexten means rendering data in Klartext, i.e., converting encrypted or encoded material into readable form. In everyday German, the term can also mean to express something in plain, unambiguous language, to spell out the facts.
In cryptography, Klartext denotes the original, readable message before encryption, as opposed to ciphertext. Klartexten describes
Usage and register: klartexten is more common in informal or sector-specific language than in formal writing.
Etymology: the word is a compound of klar (clear) and Text, with the verb suffix -en. It