encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
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The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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Once inside, the hackers encrypted KNP’s data and locked its internal systems before demanding a ransom.
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Scanner encryption, the process of shifting officers and dispatch communication to a private channel, will align the city’s police department with other law enforcement offices in the East Bay that began encrypting their feeds in October.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
Files are encrypted with Backblaze, ensuring your data stays private and accessible anywhere, anytime.
—PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Any sensitive data collected, like credit card information, is encrypted and transmitted in a secure way, according to the hospital's privacy policy.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Scanner encryption, the process of shifting officers and dispatch communication to a private channel, will align the city’s police department with other law enforcement offices in the East Bay that began encrypting their feeds in October.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
Files are encrypted with Backblaze, ensuring your data stays private and accessible anywhere, anytime.
—PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Any sensitive data collected, like credit card information, is encrypted and transmitted in a secure way, according to the hospital's privacy policy.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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encrypt
verb
en·crypt
in-ˈkript 
: to change (information) from one form to another especially to hide its meaning
encrypt the message
encryption
noun
-ˈkrip-shən
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