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暗号化 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • encode verb To convert information into a particular form or system of symbols, so that it can be stored, sent or read by a machine.
  • encrypt verb To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
  • encryption noun The process of converting information into a secure code to prevent unauthorized access.

Senses

暗号化 is used for these senses in English:

  • encode (transitive) To convert (plain text) into code.
  • encrypt To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
  • encryption (cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.

encode — full definition

  1. verb To convert information into a particular form or system of symbols, so that it can be stored, sent or read by a machine.
  2. verb Of a gene or stretch of DNA: to carry the instructions for making a particular protein.
  3. verb To contain an idea or value in an indirect form, so that it is built into something without being stated openly.

encrypt — full definition

  1. verb To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
  2. verb To transform information using encryption in a way that it is believed only authorized parties can decode.

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