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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  encryption
       
           Any procedure used in cryptography
          to convert plaintext into ciphertext (encrypted message)
          in order to prevent any but the intended recipient from
          reading that data.
       
          Schematically, there are two classes of encryption primitives:
          public-key cryptography and private-key cryptography; they
          are generally used complementarily.
          Public-key encryption algorithms include RSA;
          private-key algorithms include the obsolescent Data Encryption
          Standard, the Advanced Encryption Standard, as well as
          RC4.
       
          The Unix command crypt performs a weak form of encryption.
          Stronger encryption programs include Pretty Good Privacy and
          the GNU Privacy Guard.
       
          Other closely related aspects of cryptograph include
          message digests.
       
          (2003-04-12)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  encryption \encryption\ n.
     the process of converting messages in ordinary language, or
     other information into a secret coded form that cannot be
     interpreted without knowing the secret method for
     interpretation, called the key.
  
     Note: Encryption is used commonly to allow messages to be
           transmitted between parties at a distance without
           permitting others to read and understand the message.
           It is also used to make data more secure from possible
           discovery and uninterpretable by unauthorized people
           accessing the data. In order to read an encrypted
           message, a party normally requires knowledge of both
           the method of encryption and the secret key, which may
           be a single word or more complex sequence of
           characters. Until recently, transmission of such secret
           messages required that the key be transmitted secretly
           by some seecure and reliable method to the party
           receiving the message. More recently, a mathematical
           method was discovered to allow a party to publish an
           encoding key (the public key) which allows anyone to
           encode a message, but the message thus encoded can only
           be decoded by the person possessing a corresponding
           key, called the private key. This two-key system is
           called the public-key encryption method.
  
     Syn: encoding, coding, enciphering, ciphering, cyphering,
          writing in code.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  encryption
       n : the activity of converting from plain text into code [syn: encoding]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  encryption
     n.
     1 (lb en cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make
  it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
     2 (lb en cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted
  value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the
  value that is hidden in it.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  encryption
     n.
     1 (lb en cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make
  it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
     2 (lb en cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted
  value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the
  value that is hidden in it.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  encryption
     n.
     1 (lb en cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make
  it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
     2 (lb en cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted
  value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the
  value that is hidden in it.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  encryption
     n.
     1 (lb en cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make
  it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
     2 (lb en cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted
  value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the
  value that is hidden in it.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  encryption
     Englanti n.
     salaus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  encryption
     Engelska n.
     kryptering

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Encryption /ɛŋkɹˈɪpʃən/
  التشفير

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  encryption /ɛŋkɹˈɪpʃən/ 
  zašifrování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  encryption /ɛŋkɹˈɪpʃən/
  šifrování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  encryption /ɛŋkɹˈɪpʃən/
  kódování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  encryption /ɛŋkɹˈɪpʃən/
  Verschlüsselung , Chiffrierung 
     Synonyms: enciphering, encoding, coding
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  encryption //ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən// //ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən// //ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən// 
  1. salaus, salakirjoitus
  process
  2. salakirjoitus
  something encrypted

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  encryption /ɛŋkɹˈɪpʃən/
  zakrivanje, zaštitno kodiranje, šifriranje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  encryption /ɛŋkɹˈɪpʃən/
  kódolás

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  encryption //ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən// //ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən// //ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən// 
  暗号化
  process

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  encryption /ɛŋkɹˈɪpʃən/ 
  encriptação, codificação

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  encryption //ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən// //ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən// //ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən// 
  kryptering
  process

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  加密

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     加密; 
  (是指依据加密关键值,将数据包内的数据进行转换,
  以防止数据被非授权者截获,而非法得知数据内容)

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