French word

crypté

Pronunciation

IPA/kʁipte/

Meaning

  • adjectiveencrypted

Example

Ce dossier est crypté.

This file is encrypted.

Illustration for crypté (encrypted)

More examples

Le fichier crypté nécessite une clé pour être ouvert.

The encrypted file requires a key to open.

Core concept

A file or message whose visible text has been turned into protected, unreadable code.

Common phrases

  • fichier crypté

    encrypted file

  • message crypté

    encrypted message

  • disque crypté

    encrypted disk

Similar words

chiffré: Encrypted so it cannot be restored without the corresponding key.
sécurisé: Secured against easy unauthorized viewing or tampering during communication or storage.
protégé: Kept from unauthorized access through controls such as passwords or permissions.
encodé: Converted into another code or format that requires specific steps to read correctly.

Definition in French

Décrit des informations stockées ou transmises qui ont été transformées par un procédé de chiffrement pour empêcher leur lecture sans clé.

Word origin

French crypter derives from the crypt- element found in cryptographie, ultimately from Greek kryptos, meaning hidden.

Usage tips

  • The final é in crypté is pronounced like the vowel in French clé, not like the ending of English crypted.

Opposites

  • décryptédecryptedadjective
  • déchiffrédecipheredadjective

Related words

  • crypterencryptverb
  • cryptageencryptionnoun
  • cryptographiecryptographynoun

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