Word of the Day – January 8, 2020
cipher
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| Noun | Series of transformations that converts plaintext to ciphertext using the Cipher Key. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | A design of interlacing initials; also cypher monogram. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | A key that is used to convert the plaintext to ciphertext. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | A message that is so encoded; synonymous with ciphertext. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | A technique to convert information (plaintext) into a form that is unintelligible (ciphertext) without knowing the rules (algorithm) to convert it back to its original form. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | Also known as a cryptographic algorithm, it is the mathematical function used to scramble and unscramble messages. (used 14 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | Any cryptographic system in which arbitrary symbols or groups of symbols, represent units of plain text, or in which units of plain text are rearranged, or both. (used 0 times in citations and controls) | |
| Noun | A message written in a secret code. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | A secret method of writing. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | A person of no influence. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | No quantity or number; naught; the figure 0. (used 0 times in citations and controls) | |
| Noun | A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number. (used 1 times in citations and controls) |
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| Verb | Make a mathematical calculation or computation. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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Other Forms
| Type | Other Form |
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| Past | ciphers |
| Past Participle | ciphering |
| Plural | ciphers |
| Plural Possessive | ciphers' |
| Possessive | cipher's |
| Third Person | ciphered |
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