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encryptions

encryptions is the plural of encryption.

Meaning of encryption

Noun

encryption (usually uncountable, plural encryptions)

  1. (usually) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
    • Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a new encryption technique that enables computing on data blindly, without decrypting it.2023 May 26, Rand Hindi, “How Homomorphic Encryption Can Make Blockchain Private”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2023
  2. (usually) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
    • As ZT() can only test whether a single ciphertext is an encryption of zero, it cannot work when there are more than one ciphertext to test.2005, Kun Peng, Colin Boyd, Ed Dawson, Byoungcheon Lee, An Efficient And Verifiable Solution To The Millionaire Problem

Questions about encryptions

What is encryptions the plural of?
Encryptions is the plural of encryption.

Words near encryptions in the dictionary

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

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