encryption

encryption — noun

1. a method of protecting data by converting it into a coded form that can only be

1.名詞B2
釋義

a method of protecting data by converting it into a coded form that can only be read by someone with the right key or password

例句

Dario enabled encryption on his laptop to protect the company's financial records.

encryption on [device]

All messages sent through the app use end-to-end encryption.

end-to-end encryption

同義詞
  • encoding

    broader term; encryption is a specific type of encoding that requires a key

  • scrambling

    informal, describes the effect of making data unreadable

  • ciphering

    very technical; refers to using a cipher algorithm

反義詞
  • decryption

    the reverse process of converting encrypted data back to readable form

  • decoding

    broader; decoding may not involve a secret key

常見錯誤

❌The encryption of the file was done by a software.
✅The file was encrypted using special software.
💡'encryption' is the process itself, not the tool that performs it; use 'encrypt' (verb) when describing the action on a specific item.