noun · academic
encryption
/ɪnˈkrɪp.ʃən/en·CRIP·tion
Band 5-6task2speaking
The process of converting information into a code to prevent unauthorised access.
Examples
“Many messaging apps use end-to-end encryption to protect conversations.”
“Without proper encryption, sensitive data can be intercepted easily.”
“Governments sometimes debate whether encryption makes policing harder.”
Band 8 sentence
“Robust encryption is essential if we want to protect citizens' privacy in the digital age.”
Collocations
- end-to-end encryption
- use encryption
- strong encryption
Word family
encryption nounencrypt verbencrypted adjective
Common mistakes
encode→encrypt
encrypting the password into the system→encrypting the password
Say it for a higher band
5code→6encode→7+encryption
Synonyms
coding
Easily confused
encode
“The data was encoded for transmission but not encrypted.”
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