encrypt

3 definitions • 4 examples

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.

to put information into a special form so that most people cannot read it:

Protected websites will tell you that the transfer is encrypted, and your browser will usually display a symbol confirming this.

to protect private information by putting it into a form that can only be read by people who have the permission to do so:

The software encrypts data that is sent over the internet.

The email is encrypted, so you need to enter a password to read it.