Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encryption

/ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: en-cryp-tion
IPA: /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.

Uncountable

noun

A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a new encryption technique that enables computing on data blindly, without decrypting 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."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/
British English: /ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

encryptions (plural)

Derived Forms

reencryption superencryption unencryption

Phrases

homomorphic encryption on-the-fly encryption

Frequently Paired Words

encrypt decrypt

Synonyms

encoding

Rhymes With

description egyptian subscription prescription inscription transcription conscription proscription nonprescription conniption

Questions

How do you pronounce encryption?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/.
What does encryption mean?: The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
Where does encryption come from?: 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.

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