cipher
/ˈsaɪfə/
A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning; A numeric character; Any text character; A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext
- plural
- ciphers
Meanings
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A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning
Tom created a new cipher.
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A numeric character
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Any text character
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A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext
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A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a namerare
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Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipherrare
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A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periodsrare
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A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressedrare
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A hip-hop jam sessionrare
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The path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smokingrare