What is the meaning of encrypt

Encrypt means to protect any data or information, to convert it into a format or secret code that cannot be read by anyone other than the authorized person.

When data is converted into a secret code, that data is called encrypted data. This process is called encryption.

When this encrypted data is to be read, it is converted back to the original format, which is called decryption and this process is called decryption.

Different types of algorithms are used for encryption, in which data is encrypted and decrypted by public key, private key.