encryption
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/
The English word “encryption” has 2 meanings listed here.
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.
Etymology
From encrypt + -ion.
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