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envelope

envelope

3 7.6
A secure digital wrapper that holds secret keys used to protect data
  • noun
  • /ˈɛnvəloʊp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : envoltorio cifrado
  • When invitations were sent by print mailings, we prepared envelopes containing the invitation and a postage-paid reply envelope.

For now, I'm going to encrypt that secret data about Martin Heidegger and then code it in this envelope.

Examples

  • In many cases, back-of-the-envelope analysis is all you need to assess a particular real estate opportunity.

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  • In cryptography, an envelope securely wraps encryption keys to protect sensitive information.

  • So this, if you think about mRNA vaccines, it's, it's like an envelope with a message in it.

  • We have the actual measured envelope amplitude.

  • SOAP clients interact with the service by passing around a SOAP envelope, which is a specially formatted XML document.

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  • The cloud storage service uses an envelope to ensure that data remains confidential and secure during transfer.

  • To enhance security, they implemented an envelope encryption method that safeguards all transmitted data.

Idioms

To try new ideas that go beyond accepted limits

Compounds

Made quickly and simply to give a rough calculation or plan

pay envelope
  • Archaic
1 3.2

An envelope that holds the money a worker gets, often given on pay day

floral envelope
  • Specialized
7.5

Outer parts of a flower, like small leaf parts and colorful petals, that surround its male and female parts

An envelope not sealed by licking the flap

An envelope with a clear window that shows the address on the paper inside

How Secure

envelope
  • Specialized
3 7.6
container
  • Specialized
14 4.1
ECB
  • Specialized
9.6

Surface Forms

envelope singular
envelopes plural

Etymology

Envelope comes from French parts en- 'in' and velop 'wrap'. In computing and security, an envelope is a 'wrapped' container that protects keys or data, just like a paper envelope protects a letter.