WordVale

encryption

/ɪnˈkrɪpʃən/  ·  say it: in·KRIP·shun

encoding data so only authorized parties can read it

In Technology & Computing

In more detail

1. (noun) the process of converting information into a code so that only authorized people can read it

2. (noun) the coded form of information that has been converted this way

Examples

• 1. Encryption protects your passwords when you send them over the internet.
• 2. The message was sent in encryption so no one could intercept it.

Nearby in Technology & Computing

algorithm, bandwidth, firewall, latency, cache