encrypt

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en·crypt /ɪnˈkrɪpt/ verb [transitiveT]

to protect information by putting it into a special code that only some people can read, especially information that is on a computer 把〔尤指计算机中的资料〕加密 → decrypt

—encryption /ɪnˈkrɪpʃən/ noun [uncountableU]

secure encryption of data

数据的安全加密

—encrypted adjectiveadj

files stored in encrypted form

用加密形式储存的文件

Examples from the Corpus

encrypt• Its other function is to take over your hard disc and encrypt all the file directories, rendering the disc unusable.• Users just have to click an on-screen button to encrypt an outgoing message.• This is the spin-out's second of three products for compressing, encrypting and speeding up the Unix file system.• Do you need to encrypt - if so, how?• The private key, used to encrypt transmitted information by the user, is kept secret.

From Longman Business Dictionary

encrypten·crypt /ɪnˈkrɪpt/ verb [transitiveT]

COMPUTING to write information in the form of CODE, especially to prevent certain people from being able to use it

The program encrypts your password when you use the software for the first time.

—encryption noun [uncountableU]

a data encryption facility so data can be saved to disk in encoded form

→ compare decrypt

Origin encrypt

(1900-2000) en- + crypt- (as in cryptogram)

en·crypt verb

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