encryption

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable, usually) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
2. (uncountable, usually) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.

Sinonieme

coding

encoding

ciphering

password

bridging

scrambling

cryptography

encipherment

Vertalings

Verschlüsselung

chiffrement

cifrado

cryptage

codifica

encriptación

criptografia

cifratura

encriptació

encriptação

codificación

Verstecken

codificação

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/

Etimologie (Engels)

From encrypt + -ion.

Sinne

Besides encryption , it can also be used for authentication .