self-encrypting

adjective

Automatically encrypting data without user intervention.

“a self-encrypting hard disk”

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Meanings

adjectiveself-encrypting (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingAutomatically encrypting data without user intervention.

    a self-encrypting hard disk

Origin

From self- + encrypting.

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APA

self-encrypting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-encrypting

MLA

“self-encrypting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-encrypting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-encrypting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-encrypting.

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