Definition: Encryption


Modifying data, a file for example, to prevent unauthorized access to the information.




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Byte

A sequence of eight binary digits or bits regarded to be a unit or binary word. The storage capacity of a disk drive is commonly measured in megabytes, which is the total number of storable bits divided by eight million.

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