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2 definitions • 2 examples
1
to change
electronic
information
or
signals
that were
stored
,
written
, or
sent
in the
form
of a
secret
code
(= a
system
of
letters
,
numbers
, or
symbols
) back into a
form
that you can understand and use
normally
:
Examples:
Messages
encrypted
using
the
public
key
can be
decrypted
only by someone with the
private
key
.
2
to change
electronic
information
that was
written
in
code
(= a
system
of
letters
,
numbers
, or
symbols
) back into a
form
that you can understand and use
normally
:
Examples:
The
main
element
of the new
software
is the
creation
of a
pair
of
numbers
that work like
keys
to
encrypt
or decrypt
data
.
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