cryptage

cryptage

French

Etymology

    From crypter +‎ -age.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kʁip.taʒ/
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    Noun

    cryptage m (plural cryptages)

    1. encryption (process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords)

    Usage notes

    Contrary to what can be seen in some places, this term is not an anglicism and the Académie Française has never denied its use. Its synonym is chiffrement.

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