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encryption

noun
/ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/CA/ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən/UK

Etymology

From encrypt + -ion.

  1. derived from κρυπτός
  2. formed as encryption — “encrypt + -ion”

Definitions

  1. The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key…

    The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.

    • Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a new encryption technique that enables computing on data blindly, without decrypting it.

  2. A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of"…

    A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.

    • As ZT() can only test whether a single ciphertext is an encryption of zero, it cannot work when there are more than one ciphertext to test.

The neighborhood

Derived

homomorphic encryption, on-the-fly encryption, reencryption, superencryption, unencryption

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at encryption. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at encryption. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at encryption

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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