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Rarecypher
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.A numeric character.
- 2.Any text character.
- 3.A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram.
- 4.A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
- 5.A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.
verb
- 1.To calculate.
- 2.To write in code or cipher.
- 3.Of an organ pipe: to sound independent of the organ.
- 4.To decipher.
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