Definition of ENCRYPTION

encryption

Plural: encryptions

Noun

  • the activity of converting data or information into code
  • The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
  • A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.

Origin / Etymology

From encrypt + -ion.

Synonyms

encoding

Scrabble Score: 17

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Words With Friends Score: 20

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