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Encrypted vs Unencrypted - What's the difference?

encrypted | unencrypted |

As adjectives the difference between encrypted and unencrypted

is that encrypted is being in code; having been encrypted while unencrypted is of something that has been decrypted successfully, or of something that should have been encrypted, but was not.

As a verb encrypted

is past tense of encrypt.

encrypted

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Being in code; having been encrypted.
    • The encrypted text was unreadable.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (encrypt)

    • unencrypted

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (computing) Of something that has been decrypted successfully, or of something that should have been encrypted, but was not.