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cypher

The correct spelling is cypher.

How to pronounce cypher

noun

Say it like: Syf-er

The correct spelling is cypher. A numeric character. For example: "a painter's cipher, an engraver's cipher, etc."

Usage Examples

a painter's cipher, an engraver's cipher, etc.

The message was written in a simple cipher. Anyone could figure it out.

The message is clearly a cipher, but I can't figure it out.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A numeric character.
  2. 2.Any text character.
  3. 3.A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram.
  4. 4.A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
  5. 5.A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.

verb

  1. 1.To calculate.
  2. 2.To write in code or cipher.
  3. 3.Of an organ pipe: to sound independent of the organ.
  4. 4.To decipher.

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