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title: encryption — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «encryption» in the school dictionary: Encryption is turning a message or data into a secret code so that only someone with the right key can read it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# encryption

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**Who acts:** Encryption, someone, one particular way, nobody, padlock icon, website · **What happens:** turn, read, be, do, scramble, show · **To what, where:** message, secret code, Encryption, one particular way, this, end · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«encryption» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [encryption in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/encryption.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Encryption is turning a message or data into a secret code so that only someone with the right key can read it.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encryption:m1:1
# text = Encryption is turning a message or data into a secret code so that only someone with the right key can read it.
1	Encryption	encryption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
14	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	21	nsubj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present · progressive | Encryption | a message or data |  | a secret code |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent message=Theme into code=Trajectory |
| 2 | **read** | can | someone | Encryption |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An encryption is one particular way or system of doing this.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encryption:m2:1
# text = An encryption is one particular way or system of doing this.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	encryption	encryption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
11	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a encryption | one particular way or system |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | one particular way or system *not said here* | this |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Encryption scrambles your message so nobody else can read it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encryption:x1:1
# text = Encryption scrambles your message so nobody else can read it.
1	Encryption	encryption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scrambles	scramble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
7	else	else	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scramble** | present | Encryption | your message |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location message=Theme |
| 2 | **read** | can | nobody | message |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The padlock icon shows the website uses encryption.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encryption:x2:1
# text = The padlock icon shows the website uses encryption.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	padlock	padlock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	icon	icon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	encryption	encryption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the padlock icon |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | present | the website | encryption |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent encryption=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our chat app has end-to-end encryption.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encryption:x3:1
# text = Our chat app has end-to-end encryption.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	encryption	encryption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our chat app | end and end encryption |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During the war, code-breakers tried to crack the enemy's encryption.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encryption:x4:1
# text = During the war, code-breakers tried to crack the enemy's encryption.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	breakers	breaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	crack	crack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	encryption	encryption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | code breakers |  |  |  | during the war |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **crack** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | code breakers *not said here* | the enemy's encryption |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location encryption=Theme |
| 3 | **encrypt** |  | the enemy |  |  |  |  |  | nom encryption «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without the key, the encrypted file looks like nonsense.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encryption:x5:1
# text = Without the key, the encrypted file looks like nonsense.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	encrypted	encrypt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **encrypt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | the encrypted file |  |  |  |  | without the key; like nonsense | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Banks use strong encryption to protect your money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encryption:x6:1
# text = Banks use strong encryption to protect your money.
1	Banks	bank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	encryption	encryption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Banks | strong encryption |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent encryption=Patient |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | Banks *not said here* | your money |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a simple encryption by moving each letter three places along the alphabet.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encryption:x7:1
# text = We made a simple encryption by moving each letter three places along the alphabet.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	encryption	encryption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
12	along	along	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a simple encryption |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent encryption=Product |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | We *not said here* | each letter |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: agent=Agent letter=Theme place=Result |

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