plural of plainclotheswoman

Alternative form of plain-hearted

(rare) A police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty.

superlative form of plainly: most plainly

(cryptography) An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's knowledge of not just some ciphertexts encrypted with that system and key, but also their corresponding plaintexts (cribs). More powerful than a ciphertext-only attack, but less powerful than a chosen-plaintext attack.

(cryptography) An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any plaintext of their liking and encrypt it into the corresponding ciphertext with that system and key. More powerful than a known-plaintext attack but less powerful than a chosen-ciphertext attack.

A township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.