encryption
noun
- process of encoding information, which is conversion of the original representation of the information, known as plaintext, into an alternative form known as ciphertext
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/ / /ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən/ / /ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən/
noun
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.
- The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
“Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a new encryption technique that enables computing on data blindly, without decrypting it.”
- A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in 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.”