Encryption implies that an authorized party can also decrypt/read the encrypted data. In that sense, "one way" + "encryption" is an oxymoron. Further, "one way

Encryption implies that an authorized party can also decrypt/read the encrypted data. In that sense, "one way" + "encryption" is an oxymoron. Further, "one way encryption" appears to only exist so nobody has to explain to regular users (and a lot of developers apparently) what is actually being done with their passwords.