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Subject:Re: Term usage - encrypted vs. "en clair" From:Scott Turner <sturner -at- airmail -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:01:22 -0600
Leslie,
This ought to be sent to Scott Adams for Dilbert material.
I suppose the manager was trying to show his/her education but trying
to use a
French phrase? The term is "in the clear". As opposed to being
encypted.
I think the more uncharitable, and probably correct interpretation is
that the
manager involved heard, but didn't really listen. Do they also
pronounce jist as
just, moot as moo?
All ist klar, Frau Kommisar?
Scott
"Leslie Johnson (Wasser)" wrote:
>
> > Hi all!
> >
> > Perhaps one of you has run into this before. I'm in the process of
> > sanitizing a document (written by a manager) for external audience
use,
> > and came across the terms encrypted vs. en clair. (As in "The
network
> > login password is encrypted, but the user name is en clair.")
> >
> > I've heard the term "en clair" used in this context before in
> > conversation, but I've never run across it in a documentation
context
> > before.
> >
> > Does anyone have a suggestion for a better/more standard term than
en
> > clair?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Leslie Johnson
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