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encraption 

To hide, unlink or obfuscate data in order to protect it.
Are you going to encrypt the bank details with DES?
Nah, I'll just use bit-shifting
Sounds like encraption to me
encraption by trumpetboy December 31, 2007

encraption 

It's the same as encryption, except it is in a case where the act of encryption the data does not actually protect anything, but instead prevents people interested in said harmless data from decoding / seeing it. A good example is a case where a satellite signal is enrypted, despite all data being public a few minutes later online.

It is a marge of the word "encryption" and "crap", to reflect the negative effects of said encryption.

As far as it is known, this word was first used by UHF-Satcom, and has stuck in the amateur satellite / radioamateur community since then,
SpaceX enabled encraption on Falcon-9's video dowlink.
encraption by Aang23 October 6, 2022

data encraption 

The process which occurs when a computer or other electronic device corrupts files.
Our server at work got hit and now none of my files will open thanks to data encraption.
data encraption by Entropy156 June 23, 2010
Word of the Day on December 18, 2011

Encryption 

An algorithm used to scramble data which makes it unreadable to everyone except the recipient. This is often used by e-commerce sites to secure credit card data. Secure sites use encryption.
The eDonkey p2p program is NOT protected with much encryption.
Encryption by Larstait November 11, 2003

Rewrite the Encryptions 

South Park's hilarious send-up of bullshit fictional hacking in movies.

Kyle Broflowski can't log onto a message board, but is able to break through the access code by "rewriting the encryptions". He achieves this by typing furiously until the screen reads "Access Granted".
Kyle: Dammit, they've got an access code! I'll rewrite the encryptions!
(types furiously for 5 seconds)
Got it!
(Cartman and Stan look at him incredulously)
Rewrite the Encryptions by Quaff March 23, 2011

timed-release encryption

Encrypt into the future. Encrypt a message so that it will be decrypted only after a predetermined amount of time. It is an area of cryptography.
Timed-release encryption can be used for sealed-bid auctions, so that the bids will open at the end of the auction process.
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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