en‧crypt /ɪnˈkrɪpt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: en- + crypt- (as in cryptogram)]
to protect information by putting it into a special code that only some people can read, especially information that is on a computer ⇒ decrypt
—encryption /ɪnˈkrɪpʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
secure encryption of data
—encrypted adjective:
files stored in encrypted form

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