encryption en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/ (Canada, US)
- /ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən/ (Canada, US)
- /ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English encrypt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English encryption From encrypt + -ion.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a new encryption technique that enables computing on data blindly, without decrypting it.
2023 May 26, Rand Hindi, “How Homomorphic Encryption Can Make Blockchain Private”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2023:
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(uncountable, usually) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
As ZT() can only test whether a single ciphertext is an encryption of zero, it cannot work when there are more than one ciphertext to test.
2005, Kun Peng, Colin Boyd, Ed Dawson, Byoungcheon Lee, An Efficient And Verifiable Solution To The Millionaire Problem:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| encryptions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reencryption · superencryption · on-the-fly encryption · homomorphic encryption · unencryption
Relateds
Translations (31)
cs zašifrování (process) · pl szyfrowanie (process) · ca encriptació (process) · fr chiffrement (process) · it cifratura (process) · it codifica (process) · lt šifravimas (process) · fa رمزگذاری (process) · da kryptering (process) · ms penyulitan (process) · ko 암호화 (process) · fi salakirjoitus (process) · lt kriptografija (process) · es encriptación (process) · ja 暗号化 (process) · cs šifrování (process) · fi salakirjoitus (something encrypted) · pt encriptação (process) · ru шифрова́ние (process) · id enkripsi (process) · ru шифро́вка (process) · ka დაშიფვრა (process) · da kryptering (something encrypted) · id enkripsi (something encrypted) · fi salaus (process) · cmn 加密 (process) · sv kryptering (process) · el κρυπτογράφηση (process) · ro criptare (process) · de Verschlüsselung (process) · eo ĉifrado (process)