"encryption" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪŋˈkrɪpʃ(ə)n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-encryption.wav [UK] Forms: encryption [singular], encryptions [plural]
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  1. A way to make a message look like a lot of random letters by translating a message with an encryption key.
    Sense id: simple-encryption-en-noun-ZgAlKe-6
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