When a Linux partition is encrypted, access to the partition’s stored data and storage space is inapplicable to users who do not have the right access/authorization. The same Linux partition can only be termed as decrypted if direct access to it is authorized.
The authorization/decryption phase requires the user accessing the locked partition to provide a matching encryption key used to lock access to it.
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