encrypt
encrypt definition
en·crypt (en kript′)
transitive verb
- to encode or encipher
- Comput. to add an electronic digital code to (data) being sent over a public network to prevent its unauthorized detection, use, copying, etc.
Etymology: < en- + crypt(ogram)
Related Forms:
- encryption en·cryp′·tion noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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