Nearby words
encroach, encroachment, encrust, encrustation, encrusted, encrypt, encryption, enculturate, enculturation, encumber, encumbrance
Origin of encrypt
Related forms
en·cryp·tion, en·cryp·ta·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for encrypted
encrypt
/ (ɪnˈkrɪpt) /
verb (tr)
to put (a message) into code
to put (computer data) into a coded form
to distort (a television or other signal) so that it cannot be understood without the appropriate decryption equipment
Derived Forms
encrypted, adjectiveencryption, nounWord Origin for encrypt
C20: from en- 1 + crypt, as in crypto-
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Science definitions for encrypted
encrypt
[ ĕn-krĭpt ]
To alter information using a code or mathematical algorithm so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized readers.
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