data encryption
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The reversible transformation of data from the original, plain text, version to a difficult-to-interpret format for security purposes.
MWESEC IM Guidance Update: Cybersecurity Guidance, No. 2015-02
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- alternatephrasing
- Data Encryption
- plural
- data encryptions
- possessive
- data encryption's
- pluralpossessive
- data encryptions'