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encrypt (v.)
[encrypt 词源字典]
1968 in telecommunications, a back-formation from
encryption
(1964), or from
en-
(1) +
crypt
(n.) on the notion of "hidden place" (see
crypto-
). Related:
Encrypted
;
encrypting
.
[encrypt etymology, encrypt origin, 英语词源]