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encryption

encryption

55 5.6
To change information into a code so only people with permission can read it
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈkrɪpʃən/
  • Specialized
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  • Experts recommend using encryption to safeguard sensitive data transmitted over the internet.
  • data encryption
  • use encryption
  • public key encryption

I have Telegram and WhatsApp, which both have the end to end encryption features.

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Examples

  • For all highly sensitive data communications systems, effective encryption should be used to secure against tapping attempts.

    Academic text (1990)

  • What is your view on the current legal battle going on with encryption between the FBI and Apple?

  • If you have that, all the encryption will be the same.

    Computerphile

  • But if we do encryption, OK, what do we have?

    Computerphile

  • Now when it comes to the encryption, we actually have to protect a couple of things.

  • It's some kind of simple encryption.

    Enemy of the State (1998)

  • So let's assume we get past the encryption code issue.

  • That system probably contains the new data encryption algorithm.

    WarGames (1983)

  • So Express VPN, their app uses powerful encryption to secure your data.

  • There are a number of good commercial encryption programs available that aren't difficult to operate.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

coding
vsencryption
  • Specialized
17 4.1

Writing messages in a secret code to hide their meaning

focuses on converting data to stop unauthorized access rather than writing code
encoding
vsencryption
  • Specialized
12 4.7

A way of changing information into a code for storing, sending, or keeping it secret

aims specifically to stop unauthorized access rather than for storage or transmission
data encryption
vsencryption
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A way of changing information into a secret code so only people with the key can read it

covers the same process but also applies to information generally
encipherment
vsencryption
  • Specialized
9.9

Putting a message into a secret code so others cannot read it

is the more common term for the same process

Antonyms

exposure
88 3.9

Making a secret or hidden thing known to people

decryption
  • Specialized
13 5.1

Changing a secret code back so a message can be read

Compounds

data encryption
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A way of changing information into a secret code so only people with the key can read it

How Secure

end-to-end
  • Specialized
2 6.0
encryption
  • Specialized
55 5.6
encoding
  • Specialized
12 4.7

Surface Forms

encryption singular
encryptions plural

Morphology

encryption = encrypt (semi-transparent) = en + crypt + ion

The noun 'encryption' is transparently derived from the verb 'encrypt' by adding the suffix '-ion'.

Etymology

The word encryption comes from the parts en- ('in') and crypt ('hidden'), the same crypt you see in cryptic. So, encryption is the process of turning information into a 'hidden' form so others cannot read it.