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diff --git a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml index 76102417c4..dd9de00ddb 100644 --- a/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/help/C/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -309,12 +309,25 @@ sending particular types of information between computer systems. Examples include POP (Post Office Protocol), for email, and HTTP (HypterText Transfer Protocol), for web pages. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="public-key-encryption"> + <glossterm>Public Key Encryption</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + A strong encryption method that uses a set of two "keys," one of + which is made public, and one of which is kept private. Data + encrypted using the public key can only be decrypted using the + private key. The longer the keys, the more difficult it is to + break the encryption. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id="regular-expression"> <glossterm>Regular Expression</glossterm> <glossdef> |