security-levelencoding
nounUK /sɪˈkjʊərəti ˈlɛvəl ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈlɛvəl ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of writing secret information so that only people with the right permission can read it.
The computer used security-levelencoding to keep the password safe.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of labeling data with a security classification before storing or sending it.
Each file went through security-levelencoding before being uploaded.
3. A method of translating messages so that only users at a certain rank can decode them.
The spy's notes used security-levelencoding that only top agents could read.
4. A setting in a system that changes how data is scrambled based on who is allowed to see it.
The admin adjusted the security-levelencoding to protect the new records.