English Online Dictionary. What means encryption? What does encryption mean?
English
Etymology
From encrypt + -ion.
Pronunciation
- (Canada, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/, /ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən/
Noun
encryption (usually uncountable, plural encryptions)
- (cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
- (cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
Derived terms
Related terms
- encrypt
- decrypt