Scrambling and Unscrambling Data
གསང་སྡོམ་དང་གསང་གྲོལ་གྱི་གཞི་གྲངས།
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数据加扰与解扰
Scrambling and Unscrambling Data · གསང་སྡོམ་དང་གསང་གྲོལ་གྱི་གཞི་གྲངས། · 数据加扰与解扰 · SKRAM-bling and un-SKRAM-bling DAY-tuh · scramble/descramble · data scrambling · Cryptography · encryption · basics · privacyCryptographyscramble/descramble data scrambling/SKRAM-bling and un-SKRAM-bling DAY-tuh/
Also known as: scramble/descramble, data scrambling
Last updated September 16, 2026
Definition
Scrambling data mixes it so it looks unreadable in transit or at rest; unscrambling restores the original with the right key or process. Everyday talk for encrypting and decrypting, though true encryption uses well-studied algorithms.
Real-World Example
A messaging app scrambling a photo on your phone and unscrambling it only on the friend’s device so a stolen backup is useless.
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