encryption
The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge,…The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
» Encryption technology has advanced to the point where it's pretty reliable.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
Verschlüsselung
шифрова́ниеšifrovánije, шифро́вкаšifróvka
(uncountable, usually)A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
- the activity of converting data or information into code
Examples
3 sentencesEncryption technology has advanced to the point where it's pretty reliable.
The malware was stealing private encryption keys and private encryption certificates used to cipher connections and locally stored data.
The European Court of Human Rights has declared that backdoored encryption is illegal.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: encryptions| Singular | encryption |
|---|
uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- the activity of converting data or information into code:encoding
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable