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en·crypt (

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tr.v. en·crypt·ed, en·crypt·ing, en·crypts

1. To put into code or cipher.

2. Computer Science To alter (a file, for example) using a secret code so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized parties.

[en- + (de)crypt.]

en·cryption n.

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Noun

encryption - the activity of converting data or information into code

encoding

coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher

compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

data encryption - (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes

Translations

encryption [ɪnˈkrɪpʃən] N → codificación f

encryption [ɪnˈkrɪpʃ^ən]

n [data, message] → cryptage m

modif [technology, software, program] → de cryptage; [code] → de cryptage

encryption

n (Comput, Telec, TV) → Verschlüsselung f; encryption program/system → Verschlüsselungsprogramm nt → /-system nt

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In theory, only the person or machine doing the scrambling and the recipient of the cyphertext know how to decrypt or unscramble the data since it will have been encrypted using an agreed-upon set of keys.

Data encryption strategies; Part 2: encrypting high-performance, ... by Moore, Fred / Computer Technology Review

com uses a secure Web server allowing a user's browser program to interact via an encrypted session, and supports a secure sockets layer (SSL), 128-bit connection to scramble ordinary text or data into cyphertext to safeguard sensitive information.

Creditexpert launches online services. (Tech newz) by Mortgage Banking

A key is a mathematical value that determines how a plain text message is encrypted to produce a cyphertext, and its possession is required to decrypt the cyphertext and recover the original message.

Dutch Burn Information System Secured With Keyware's Central ... by Business Wire

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