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Encryption: meaning, example and synonyms

Encryptionn. The conversion of information into a code so that only authorized parties can read it.

Flashcard for Encryption (noun): the conversion of information into a code so that only authorized parties can read it. Example: Because the clinic's records were protected by strong encryption, the stolen laptop yielded only meaningless strings of characters to the thieves. Synonyms: encoding, ciphering, scrambling. Antonyms: decryption, decoding, plain text. Memory tip: en (in) + crypt (hidden): your message is hidden inside a code. Illustration: a woman at a desk turning a brass key in a small glowing metal box whose contents dissolve into abstract swirling colored shapes, no letters or symbols.

Example

Because the clinic's records were protected by strong encryption, the stolen laptop yielded only meaningless strings of characters to the thieves.

Part of speech
noun
Synonyms
encoding, ciphering, scrambling
Antonyms
decryption, decoding, plain text
Memory tip
en (in) + crypt (hidden): your message is hidden inside a code.

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Question 1

Before transmitting the patients' genetic data to the overseas laboratory, the hospital applied ______ so that anyone intercepting the files would see only unreadable gibberish.

Question 2

During the war, both navies invested heavily in ______, devising ever more complex ciphers so that intercepted radio messages could not be understood by the enemy.

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