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Encrypted vs Decryption - What's the difference?

encrypted | decryption |

As an adjective encrypted

is being in code; having been encrypted.

As a verb encrypted

is (encrypt).

As a noun decryption is

the process reversing an encryption, ie the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

encrypted

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Being in code; having been encrypted.
    • The encrypted text was unreadable.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (encrypt)

    • decryption

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

    • Synonyms

    * codebreaking

    Antonyms

    * encryption

    Related terms

    * decrypt

    See also

    * to decipher