encrypted

CEFRB2

/ɛˈnkrɪptɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Changed into a secret code to prevent unauthorized access.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of encrypt

Examples

  • All the data is encrypted to ensure the security of the user ID and password.

  • All the data on my computer is encrypted.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Being in code; having been encrypted.

More examples

In context

  • This file is encrypted.

  • The encrypted text was unreadable.

  • If a folder is encrypted, the files are automatically encrypted. This guarantees that the files remain encrypted, even after you make changes to those files.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The spy sent an blank message that required a special key to read.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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