cipher
/ˈsaɪfɚ/ · noun
Meaning
- A numeric character.
- Any text character.
- A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram.
- A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
- A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.
- Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher.
- To calculate.
- To write in code or cipher.
- Of an organ pipe: to sound independent of the organ.
- To decipher.
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