data encryption

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   (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes

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   computer science

Questions about data encryption

What does data encryption mean?

data encryption means "(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes".

Is data encryption a common word?

data encryption is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.