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Definition of encryption noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

encryption

noun
 
/ɪnˈkrɪpʃn/
 
/ɪnˈkrɪpʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the act of putting information into a special code, especially in order to prevent people from looking at it without authority
    • Firewalls, data encryption and other standard security mechanisms protect the network.
    opposite decryption
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