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encrypting

encrypting is the present participle and gerund of encrypt.

Meaning of encrypt

Verb

encrypt (third-person singular simple present encrypts, present participle encrypting, simple past and past participle encrypted)

  1. To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
    • All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.
    Synonyms:
    encode
    Antonyms:
    decode, decrypt
  2. To transform information using encryption in a way that it is believed only authorized parties can decode.
    • The data was encrypted in transit using AES-GCM.

Words formed from encrypting

Questions about encrypting

What is encrypting the present participle and gerund of?
Encrypting is the present participle and gerund of encrypt.

Words near encrypting in the dictionary

  1. encrypt
  2. encryptable
  3. encrypted
  4. encrypter
  5. encrypters
  6. encrypting
  7. encryption
  8. encryptions
  9. encryptor
  10. encryptors
  11. encrypts

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