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encryption

DEFINITIONS OF: encryption

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n the activity of converting data or information into code

Synonyms:
encoding
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compression
encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
data encryption
(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes
image compression
the compression of graphics for storage or transmission
MPEG
a set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standards
Type of:
coding, cryptography, secret writing, steganography
act of writing in code or cipher
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