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encrypt

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Definition of encryptnext
as in to encode

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Recent Examples of encrypt Understand the ransomware risk Ransomware is malicious software that can lock or encrypt your files and then demand payment to restore access. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Satellites need to process data locally, compress it, filter it, encrypt it and determine what should be transmitted. — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Only Fortitude could be accessed by thieves, solely due to the production company’s failure to encrypt the drive, the spokesperson alleged. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 According to Traina, the biometric data is encrypted, sent to the user’s device, and subsequently deleted. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for encrypt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrypt
  1. encode
  2. cipher
  3. code
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  • The four chemical units that make up strands of DNA also encode information that can serve as the basis of algorithmic calculations.
    — Mike McRae September 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Because of the high likelihood of corruption, our devices encode messages with enough redundancy that they can be pieced together by the receiving machine despite the errors incurred in transit.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • The real challenge from AI will likely emerge in the weeks and months ahead as firms cipher through Judge Mehta’s enforcement of behavioral requirements.
    — Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • These remnants, signals from an earlier phase of our human condition, have been endlessly ciphered by generations of archaeologists in the Bears Ears region (which is named for twin buttes near its center).
    — STEPHEN NASH, New York Times, 25 July 2017
Definition of cipher
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  • Unlike most museums that try to educate you with big blocks of wall text and QR code deep dives, the Lucas Museum is just fun, with free-flowing galleries that encourage random exploration.
    — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers have been puzzled by the intricacies of the genome, especially noncoding DNA—the 98 percent of DNA that doesn’t code for specific proteins but still plays a major role in the body’s function.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrypt. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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