ENCRYPTION

encoding, encryption

(noun) the activity of converting data or information into code

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

encryption (usually uncountable, plural encryptions)

(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.

(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 June 2025

PARSEC

(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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