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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/ [Canada, US], /ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən/ [Canada, US], /ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-encryption.wav [Southern-England] Forms: encryptions [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English encrypt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English encryption From encrypt + -ion. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|encrypt|-ion|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English encrypt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English encryption [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tiHō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ātiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-acioun", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ion", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "encryption", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="encryption"> From encrypt + -ion. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} encryption (usually uncountable, plural encryptions)
  1. (cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (process): encriptació [feminine] (Catalan), 加密 (jiāmì) (Chinese Mandarin), šifrování [neuter] (Czech), zašifrování [neuter] (Czech), kryptering [neuter] (Danish), ĉifrado (Esperanto), salaus (Finnish), salakirjoitus (Finnish), chiffrement (French), დაშიფვრა (dašipvra) (Georgian), Verschlüsselung [feminine] (German), κρυπτογράφηση (kryptográfisi) (Greek), enkripsi (Indonesian), cifratura [feminine] (Italian), codifica [feminine] (Italian), 暗号化 (angōka) (alt: あんごうか) (Japanese), 암호화 (amhohwa) (alt: 暗號化) (Korean), šifravimas (Lithuanian), kriptografija (Lithuanian), penyulitan (Malay), رمزگذاری (ramz-gozâri) (Persian), szyfrowanie [neuter] (Polish), encriptação [feminine] (Portuguese), criptare [feminine] (Romanian), шифрова́ние (šifrovánije) [neuter] (Russian), шифро́вка (šifróvka) [feminine] (Russian), encriptación (Spanish), kryptering [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. (cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (something encrypted): kryptering [neuter] (Danish), salakirjoitus (Finnish), enkripsi (Indonesian)
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Derived forms: homomorphic encryption, on-the-fly encryption, reencryption, superencryption, unencryption Related terms: encrypt, decrypt

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