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encrypt

nounid 2444·updated May 9, 2026
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Generic term encompassing encipher and encode.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Control92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
cryptographically one-way hashedencipherencode
plural
encrypts
possessive
encrypt's
pluralpossessive
encrypts'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
The generic term encompassing encipher and encode.
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
Convert data or information into a cipher or code; encipher; encode; conceal.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Generic term encompassing encipher and encode.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Generic term encompassing encipher and encode.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Generic term encompassing encipher and encode.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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