encryptverb [ T usually passive ]
uk/ɪnˈkrɪpt/us/ɪnˈkrɪpt/to change electronic information or signals into a secret code (= system of letters, numbers, or symbols) that people cannot understand or use on normal equipment:
Your financial information is fully encrypted and cannot be accessed.
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Codes & decoding
- cipher
- code
- code word
- coded
- cryptography
- cypher
- decipher
- decode
- decrypt
- encode
- passcode
- QR code
- scramble
- scrambler
- unscramble
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encryption
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˈkrip.ʃən/us/ɪnˈkrip.ʃən/