doc: Replace "conventional encryption" by "symmetric encryption".

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Suggested-by: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <[email protected]>

Ported from 2.0.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index 887a62458..0d855c9ea 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -2291,9 +2291,10 @@ to consider (e.g. @option{--symmetric}).
 @item --s2k-cipher-algo @code{name}
 @opindex s2k-cipher-algo
 Use @code{name} as the cipher algorithm used to protect secret keys.
-The default cipher is @value{DEFSYMENCALGO}. This cipher is also used for
-conventional encryption if @option{--personal-cipher-preferences} and
-@option{--cipher-algo} is not given.
+The default cipher is @value{DEFSYMENCALGO}. This cipher is also used
+for symmetric encryption with a passphrase if
+@option{--personal-cipher-preferences} and @option{--cipher-algo} is
+not given.
 
 @item --s2k-digest-algo @code{name}
 @opindex s2k-digest-algo
@@ -2306,7 +2307,7 @@ Selects how passphrases are mangled. If @code{n} is 0 a plain
 passphrase (which is not recommended) will be used, a 1 adds a salt to
 the passphrase and a 3 (the default) iterates the whole process a
 number of times (see --s2k-count).  Unless @option{--rfc1991} is used,
-this mode is also used for conventional encryption.
+this mode is also used for symmetric encryption with a passphrase.
 
 @item --s2k-count @code{n}
 @opindex s2k-count