encrypt
verb (used with object)
to convert (a message or the like) into cipher or code.
have encrypted
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present perfectof encrypt.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“They’re way more dangerous. They move faster. They have encrypted files. They’re smart. And law enforcement just can’t keep up with them.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Mr. Musk tweeted on Tuesday that the latest version of the Twitter mobile app will have encrypted messages.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2023
“Vice Society actors have encrypted data on target systems or on large numbers of systems in a network to interrupt availability to system and network resources,” the warning advised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
Aside from ferrying the president, the aircraft have several important traits - they have encrypted communications, for example, and they can withstand electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear explosion.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2017
Despite the odds, a fever for freedom has caught hold — as have encrypted details of a clandestine network that can help runaways make it north.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2016
