Encrypt vs. Encipher — What's the Difference?

To put into code or cipher.

To put (a message, for example) into cipher.

(Computers) To alter (data) using a mathematical algorithm so as to make the data unintelligible to unauthorized users while allowing a user with a key or password to convert the altered data back to its original state.

To convert plain text into cipher; to encrypt

To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

Convert ordinary language into code;

To convert ordinary language into code; to hide the meaning of a message by converting it into a form that cannot be interpreted without knowing the secret method for interpretation, called the key.

Convert ordinary language into code;