cipher

  • 21cipher — [14] The central meaning of cipher is ‘zero’ (a word to which it is related); its use since the 16th century in connection with encrypted communications derives from the fact that in their earliest forms such codes usually consisted of numbers… …

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  • 22cipher — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic ṣifr empty, cipher, zero Date: 14th century 1. a. zero 1a b. one that has no weight, worth, or influence ; nonentity 2 …

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  • 23cipher — Knowledge. After school was over I gained a lot of cipher …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 24cipher — Knowledge. After school was over I gained a lot of cipher …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 25cipher — noun 1) information in cipher Syn: code, secret writing, cryptograph, cryptogram 2) dated a row of ciphers Syn: zero, 0, nil, naught/nought …

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  • 26cipher — /ˈsaɪfə / (say suyfuh) noun 1. an arithmetical symbol (0) which denotes nought, or no quantity or magnitude. 2. any of the Arabic numerals or figures. 3. Arabic numerical notation collectively. 4. something of no value or importance. 5. a person… …

  • 27cipher — skaitmuo statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Matuoklio rodmens skaičiaus rašmuo. atitikmenys: angl. cipher; digit; numeral vok. Ziffer, f rus. цифра, f pranc. chiffre, m …

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  • 28cipher — skaitmuo statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. cipher; digit; numeral vok. Ziffer, f rus. цифра, f pranc. chiffre, m …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 29cipher — šifras statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Taisyklių arba komandų rinkinys ↑užšifravimo ir ↑iššifravimo operacijoms atlikti. Dar vartojama kriptografinis algoritmas. atitikmenys: angl. cipher; cryptographic algorithm ryšiai: dar žiūrėk –… …

    Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • 30cipher — /sayfar/ Ordinarily, a secret or disguised written communication, unintelligible to one without a key. As applied to telegrams, a cipher message is one that is unintelligible …

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