cryptage

French edit

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cryptage

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Etymology edit

From crypter +‎ -age.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kʁip.taʒ/
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Noun edit

cryptage m (plural cryptages)

encryption (process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords)

Usage notes edit

Contrary to what can be seen in some places, this term is not an anglicism and the Académie Française has never denied its use. Its synonym is chiffrement.