Encryption

noun

Word Frequency: 2.1

Definitions

1.nounThe process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.

2.nounA ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.

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