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SSL

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

  1. Secure Sockets Layer: a protocol that uses encryption to ensure the secure transfer of data over the internet.

SSL British  

abbreviation

  1. Secure Sockets Layer: a way of enabling the secure encrypted transmission of sensitive data via the internet

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Etymology

Origin of SSL

First recorded in 1995–2000

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