cipher
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈsaɪfər/
- Specialized
:
mensaje cifrado
- The children enjoyed learning how to read ciphers during their summer camp activities focused on puzzles.
She never has the the key or the cipher to figure things out.
- She never has the the key or the cipher to figure things out.
- And one of the stories was don't forget the Vernum cipher.
Examples
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The detective found a mysterious cipher hidden in the old manuscript that seemed impossible to decode.
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To find Mother, the first thing I need to do is leave a cipher in every newspaper she might read.
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"Is it a code, a cipher of some kind?
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Using this cipher, we get the following message:
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You decoded the latest cipher?
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Cipher's impossible to decode without the key.
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You begin to suspect that country Z, which has been inimical to your interests for years and may declare war in the near future, has broken your cipher and may be reading your secret mail.
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The professor explained how to create a cipher to protect sensitive information from interception.
Synonyms
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9.5
A piece of writing in a code that you can solve
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7.9
Data changed by a code so it cannot be read without a secret key
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8.2
A way of writing that uses codes so only certain people can read it
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8.9
A secret written message that hides the true meaning
A written message in code that keeps its meaning secret
Antonyms
How Secure
- Specialized
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4.3
- Specialized
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8.9
499
4.3
- Specialized
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8.2
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cipher can mean the secret message written in a code, following the same history from Arabic sifr to the idea of hidden signs; a cipher is therefore a message you cannot read without the key.