encryption
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en·cryp·tion
(ĕn-krĭp′shən)n. Computers
1. The process or result of encrypting data.
2. Cryptography.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required data encryption - (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
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encryption
n (Comput, Telec, TV) → Verschlüsselung f; encryption program/system → Verschlüsselungsprogramm nt → /-system nt
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