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Encryption

Noun CEFR B2
ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən

Definitions

  1. The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
  2. A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.

Equivalents

17 more languages
العربيةالتشفير
Češtinašifrování
Esperantoĉifrado
हिन्दीगोपन
Bahasa Indonesiaenkripsi
日本語暗号化
한국어암호화
Portuguêsencriptação
Românăcriptare

Examples

Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a new encryption technique that enables computing on data blindly, without decrypting 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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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