encryption

== English == === Etymology === From encrypt + -ion. === Pronunciation === (Canada, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/, /ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən/ (UK) IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən/ === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== encrypt decrypt ==== Translations ====