elliptic-curve cryptography

noun

A branch of public-key cryptography in which elliptic curves are used to generate key pairs.

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nounelliptic-curve cryptography (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA branch of public-key cryptography in which elliptic curves are used to generate key pairs.
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