encryption
Encryption is the process of translating something into a code, so that data is protected, hidden, or concealed. Encryption makes it difficult for hackers to steal people's credit card numbers.
If there's information worth stealing, encryption is used to protect it — especially when it comes to computer or electronic data that holds financial, private, or dangerous material. Governments use encryption to hide classified information, and banks use it to protect their customers' money and other data. Crypt- has been used to mean "secret or hidden" since the 1700s, and it comes from a Greek root, kryptos, "hidden or concealed."
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the activity of converting data or information into codesynonyms: encodingtypes:compressionencoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits requireddata encryption(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposesimage compressionthe compression of graphics for storage or transmissionMPEGa set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standardstype of:
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Vocabulary lists containing encryption
If you're struggling with computer science terminology, reboot and learn this list of essential vocabulary. Review hardware and software, networks and directories, encryption and firewalls, and much more. You'll definitely want to cache these words in your memory!
If you're struggling with computer science terminology, reboot and learn this list of essential vocabulary. Review hardware and software, networks and directories, encryption and firewalls, and much more. You'll definitely want to cache these words in your memory!
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