Definition of "plaintext" [plaintext]

• Alternative spelling of plain text. (noun)
• Alternative spelling of plain text. (noun)

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• "There are still services that store the passwords in plaintext in their databases (which should never be done) and if someone manages to break into the database [3], that person might get an access to the passwords."
• "I would never suggest that passwords be stored in plaintext, protected only by operating system and DB passwords."
• "Or type it up in plaintext files formatted the Win XP default (ANSI encoding with \r\n at the end of each line) and mailing it in a cheap thumb drive/memory card."