keyword encryption
nounUK /ˈkiːwɜːd ɪnˈkrɪpʃən/
US /ˈkiːwɜːrd ɪnˈkrɪpʃən/
A way to lock up a message with a special word so only people who know the word can read it.
The app uses keyword encryption to keep your secret notes safe.
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2. A method of hiding data where a chosen keyword controls how letters are scrambled.
The spy used keyword encryption to turn the message into gibberish.
3. The process of protecting files with a secret word instead of a long random key.
Keyword encryption makes it easy to remember how to unlock the folder.
4. A simple coding technique in which a keyword sets the pattern for substituting characters.
In class, we tried keyword encryption to encode our names.