Encryption
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Encryption is a noun meaning (cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
Meaning
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
More Meanings
- (cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
Example Sentences
Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a new encryption technique that enables computing on data blindly, without decrypting it.
As ZT() can only test whether a single ciphertext is an encryption of zero, it cannot work when there are more than one ciphertext to test.
Word Forms
- encryptions
Synonyms for encryption
Depending on context, synonyms include encoding.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include encoding, decryption, cryptography, encipherment, cryptographic, coding.
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