en·cryp·tion

(ĕn-krĭp′shən)

n. Computers

1. The process or result of encrypting data.

2. Cryptography.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

Verschlüsselung

chiffrement cryptage

codifica [dati]

encryption

[ɪnˈkrɪpʃən] N → codificación f

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encryption

[ɪnˈkrɪpʃ^ən]

n [data, message] → cryptage m

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

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encryption

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

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