TERMIUM Plus®
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08.03.02 (2382) [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2014-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- encryption
1, record 1, English, encryption
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- encipherment 1, record 1, English, encipherment
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
<security> cryptographic transformation of data 1, record 1, English, - encryption
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The result of encryption is ciphertext. 1, record 1, English, - encryption
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The reverse process is called decryption. 1, record 1, English, - encryption
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See also public-key cryptography, symmetric cryptography, irreversible encryption. 1, record 1, English, - encryption
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
encryption; encipherment: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998]. 2, record 1, English, - encryption
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chiffrement
1, record 1, French, chiffrement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cryptage 1, record 1, French, cryptage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
transformation cryptographique des données 1, record 1, French, - chiffrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le résultat du chiffrement est le cryptogramme. 1, record 1, French, - chiffrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'opération inverse est appelée déchiffrement. 1, record 1, French, - chiffrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Voir aussi cryptographie à clé publique, cryptographie symétrique, chiffrement irréversible. 1, record 1, French, - chiffrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
chiffrement; cryptage : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998]. 2, record 1, French, - chiffrement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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