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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEncrypt
/ɪnˈkrɪpt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To convert information or data into a cipher or code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.
"The application is designed to encrypt all user messages end-to-end for maximum privacy." - 2
To protect digital files using an algorithm and a cryptographic key.
"You should always encrypt sensitive financial documents before storing them in the cloud."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix en- (meaning 'in' or 'to put into') combined with the Greek kryptos (meaning 'hidden' or 'secret'). The verb emerged in the mid-20th century alongside modern computing and digital cryptography to describe the conversion of readable data into unreadable ciphertext.
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chiffrer
Transliteration: /ʃi.fre/
"Il est important de chiffrer vos données personnelles."
verschlüsseln
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʏsl̩n/
"Die Software soll alle ausgehenden Nachrichten verschlüsseln."
crittografare
Transliteration: /krit.to.ɡraˈfa.re/
"Il sistema permette di crittografare i file in modo sicuro."
cifrar
Transliteration: /siˈfɾaɾ/
"Es recomendable cifrar la información confidencial."
criptografar
Transliteration: /kɾi.tu.ɡɾaˈfaɾ/
"Você deve criptografar seus documentos importantes."
एनक्रिप्ट करना
Transliteration: enkript karnā
"सुरक्षा के लिए डेटा को एनक्रिप्ट करना आवश्यक है।"
加密
Transliteration: jiāmì
"为了保护隐私，我们需要对所有信息进行加密。"
암호화하다
Transliteration: am-ho-hwa-ha-da
"사용자의 비밀번호는 안전하게 암호화되어 저장됩니다."
暗号化する
Transliteration: angōka suru
"機密データを送信する前に暗号化する必要があります。"
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