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

5 January 2025

PTEROSAUR

(noun) an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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