Definition of encrypt
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Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
Recent Examples of encrypt from the Web
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SYDNEY — Australia on Friday proposed new laws to compel companies such as U.S. social media giant Facebook and device manufacturer Apple to provide security agencies access to encrypted messages.
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To keep order, every bitcoin transaction is encrypted and recorded in a database called a blockchain.
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The actual passwords are encrypted and accessible solely by you, but the system is only as good as your master password.
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The first reports out of cybersecurity firms [suggested] a new variant of WannaCry, a virus that encrypted data and demanded a ransom … was on the loose.
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All the data collected and transmitted as part of the Nielsen Mobile Panel program is encrypted and anonymous, according to Nielsen’s website.
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The RTV report said computers were infected by ransomware that encrypted hard drives at APM Terminals.
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Encrypted messaging apps like Telegram have taken off, and allow of a form of communication completely out of the government's sight; even Iran's presidential campaigns have embraced Telegram.
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Ben-Oni learned of the attack only when a contractor, working from home, switched on her computer to find that all her data had been encrypted and that attackers were demanding a ransom to unlock it.
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Origin and Etymology of encrypt
en- + crypt- (as in cryptogram)
ENCRYPT Defined for English Language Learners
encrypt
playDefinition of encrypt for English Language Learners
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: to change (information) from one form to another especially to hide its meaning
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