encryption
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən//
- Canada//ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən//
- Canada//ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən//
The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
noun
- 1
The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a new encryption technique that enables computing on data blindly, without decrypting it.
- 2
A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
As ZT() can only test whether a single ciphertext is an encryption of zero, it cannot work when there are more than one ciphertext to test.
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.
Forms
- plural
- encryptions
encryption · The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
end · The terminal point of something in space or time.End · A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the last…endanger · To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm…