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encryption

A way of scrambling information so only authorised people can read it.

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Compression 76% connected

The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.

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Cryptography 76% connected

The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.

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Steganography 76% connected

The art of writing in cipher, or in characters which are not intelligible except to persons who have the key; cryptography.

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Computer simulation noun · 86% connection

(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal proce…

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication, Research methods, Communication theory.
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Data encryption noun · 86% connection

(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes

Used in the same subject area: Cybersecurity, Computing and technology, Computer science, Psychology, Media and communication, Communication theory, Learning memory.
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Decipherment noun · 86% connection

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

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Decoding noun · 86% connection

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

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Decryption noun · 86% connection

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

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Encoding noun · 86% connection

the activity of converting data or information into code

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Packet noun · 86% connection

(computer science) a message or message fragment

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Simulation noun · 86% connection

(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal proce…

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Compiler noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

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Compiling program noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

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Computer program noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines o…

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Computer programme noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines o…

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data structure noun · 85% connection

(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)

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Editor noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

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Editor program noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

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Interface noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact…

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Interpreter noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

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Interpretive program noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

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At times adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: scrambling, information, authorised, read.
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Binary file noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 b…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: scrambling, information, authorised, read.
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Bit noun · 78% connection

a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: scrambling, information, authorised, read.
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Blinding noun · 78% connection

Keeping certain study information hidden to reduce biased behaviour or judgement.

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Chart noun · 78% connection

A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; a…

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Computer software noun · 78% connection

(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer syst…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: scrambling, information, authorised, read.
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Dialog box noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: scrambling, information, authorised, read.
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Diplopterygium longissimum noun · 78% connection

large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: scrambling, information, authorised, read.
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Disk cache noun · 78% connection

a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slo…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: scrambling, information, authorised, read.
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EPROM noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data

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Erasable programmable read-only memory noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: scrambling, information, authorised, read.
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Firmware noun · 78% connection

(computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: scrambling, information, authorised, read.
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