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KEM

KEM is the initialism of key encapsulation mechanism.

Meaning of key encapsulation mechanism

Noun

key encapsulation mechanism (plural key encapsulation mechanisms)

  1. A mechanism for sharing a secret key securely between recipients, despite the presence of adversaries.
    • This key encapsulation mechanism allows me to send you a secret key that can't be intercepted by an eavesdropper.

Proper noun capitalized: Kem

Kem (plural Kems)

  1. A surname.

Forms of KEM

Noun
pluralKEMs
Proper noun
pluralKems

Origin of KEM

From Khmer កឹម (kəm).

Questions about KEM

What does KEM mean?
KEM means a surname.
What is KEM the initialism of?
KEM is the initialism of key encapsulation mechanism.
What part of speech is KEM?
KEM is a proper noun.

Words near KEM in the dictionary

  1. Kelvinverse
  2. kelyanite
  3. Kelynack
  4. kelyphite
  5. kelyphites
  6. KEM
  7. Kemal
  8. Kemalism
  9. Kemalist
  10. Kemalists
  11. Kemaman

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Adapted from Wiktionary: KEM (page history and authors); Kem (page history and authors); key encapsulation mechanism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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