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en·cryp·tion | \ in-ˈkrip-shən 
, en- \
, en- \ plural encryptions
Definition of encryption
1 : the act or process of encrypting something : a conversion of something (such as data) into a code or cipher
The regulations … make it harder to provide automatic encryption of information as it passes through the dozens of links in a typical Internet connection …— Paul Wallich …a hacker slips into a system, then puts encryption controls in place that locks users out.— Elizabeth Millard
2 : a code or cipher produced by encrypting something
Artificial intelligence can decode encryptions that previously could not be cracked.— Ana Swanson
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The first known use of encryption was in 1953
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