encryption

noun2

1. •
   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. — 2023
2. •
   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. — 2005