encrypt
to convert (a message or the like) into cipher or code: The letter was encrypted before being mailed to protect it from any prying eyes.
Computers. to change (digital data) into a form that cannot be read without converting it back using a unique key: The protocol encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be stolen.
Origin of encrypt
1Other words from encrypt
- en·cryp·tion, en·cryp·ta·tion [en-krip-tey-shuhn], /ɛnˌkrɪpˈteɪ ʃən/, noun
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How to use encrypt in a sentence
But a browser plug-in that encrypts Facebook messages could change all that.
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British Dictionary definitions for encrypt
/ (ɪnˈkrɪpt) /
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
Origin of encrypt
1Derived forms of encrypt
- encrypted, adjective
- encryption, noun
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Scientific definitions for encrypt
[ ĕn-krĭpt ]
To alter information using a code or mathematical algorithm so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized readers.
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