Definition, synonyms and related words
simple past tense and past participle of encrypt
"The sensitive data was encrypted before being transmitted over the network."
In plain English: To encrypt something is to scramble it into code so only people with the right key can read it again.
"You should always encrypt your sensitive files before sending them to anyone online."
Being in code; having been encrypted.
"The suspicious email arrived as a string of gibberish because it was encrypted before being sent to my inbox."
In plain English: Encrypted means information has been scrambled so only someone with the right code can read it.
"The encrypted message could not be read without the correct password."