cipher
71cipher — cipher1 [ sʌɪfə] (also cypher) noun 1》 a code. ↘a key to a code. 2》 dated a zero. 3》 an unimportant person or thing. 4》 a monogram. verb 1》 encode (a message). 2》 archaic do arithmetic. Origin ME: from OFr. cifre, based on Arab. ṛifr …
72cipher — I. n. 1. Zero, naught or nought, nothing. 2. Character, symbol, device, monogram. 3. Secret character, private alphabet. 4. Person of no account, nobody, person without influence. II. v. n. Practise arithmetic, use figures …
73cipher — n 1. zero, naught, nothing, nil, aught, Sl. goose egg. 2. number, numeral, integer, figure, digit; notation, symbol, sign. 3. nonentity, nobody, nonperson, unperson, obscurity, Inf. no account; nothing, naught, nullity, Sl. zilch, Sl. zip. 4.… …
74cipher — ci·pher …
75CIPHER — • Common Information for Public Health Reporting …
76cipher — n. & v. (also cypher) n. 1 a a secret or disguised way of writing. b a thing written in this way. c the key to it. 2 the arithmetical symbol (0) denoting no amount but used to occupy a vacant place in decimal etc. numeration (as in 12.05). 3 a… …
77Cipher text — An ISO term. Enciphered information. See also Encipherment …
78cipher (cypher) — 1 noun (C) 1 a system of secret writing; code 1 (4) 2 someone who is not important and has no power or influence: a mere cypher 3 literary the number 0; zero 2 verb (T) to put a message into code (=a system of secret writing) compare decipher …
79cipher clerk — noun : a person who routinely encrypts and decrypts messages called also code clerk …
80cipher machine — noun : an enciphering and deciphering instrument : cryptograph; especially : one that telegraphs or prints its output see converter e (1) …
