encrypt
verb [T usually passive] /ɪnˈkrɪpt/Definition
› to change electronic information or signals into a secret code (= system of letters, numbers, or symbols) that people cannot understand or use on normal equipment: Your financial information is fully encrypted and cannot be accessed.Codes and decodingSigns, signals and symbolsOperating computers encryption /-ˈkrip.ʃən/ noun [U] Codes and decodingSigns, signals and symbols
(Definition of encrypt verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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