encryption

encryption — 名詞

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

加密

將資料轉為密碼代碼的程序

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.

Dario 在筆電上啟用了加密功能，以保護公司的財務記錄。

encryption on [device]

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

該應用程式傳送的所有訊息都使用端到端加密。

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.