encryption

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Noun

encryption (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• encrypt
• decrypt

Translations

• French: chiffrement
• German: Verschlüsselung
• Italian: cifratura, codifica
• Portuguese: encriptação
• Russian: шифрова́ние
• Spanish: criptografía

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