noun
- plural of encipherment; the process or result of converting plaintext into cipher or coded form using a key or algorithm
Usage: technical; cryptography
Examples
- The military used multiple encipherments to protect classified communications during wartime.
- Modern encipherments rely on complex mathematical algorithms to secure digital data.
- The spy's notebook contained several layers of encipherments to hide sensitive information.
- Cryptographers study historical encipherments to understand how codes were broken.
- Strong encipherments are essential for protecting personal information in online transactions.
- The team developed new encipherments that were resistant to computer attacks.