encryption

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.

/ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/ /ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən/ /ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-encryption.wav

encryption encryptions

From encrypt + -ion.

encrypt decrypt

homomorphic encryption on-the-fly encryption reencryption superencryption unencryption

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