in cipher

ɪn ˈsaɪfər

Definition

Definition of in cipher - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

coded message

TECH.

written using a secret code or symbols

TECH.

The letter was in cipher and hard to read.

enciphered

in code

Adverb

secret writing

TECH.

using a secret code to hide the real message

TECH.

The message was sent in cipher to avoid detection.

enciphered

in code

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Expressions with cipher

a mere cipher

person with no importance or influence

In the meeting, he was treated as a mere cipher.

block cipher

cipher encrypting data in fixed-size blocks

AES is a widely used block cipher.

Caesar cipher

simple encryption shifting letters by fixed positions

The message was encoded using a Caesar cipher.

cipher key

secret value used with a cipher to change and protect message data

Without the correct cipher key, the intercepted data remained completely unreadable.

cipher strength

measure of a cipher's security against attacks

The cipher strength determines how safe the data is.

grille cipher

encryption method using a grid to encode messages

The spy used a grille cipher to send secret messages.

Terms with in cipher included in their meaning

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secret writing

encoded message

piece of writing in code or cipher

block cipher

cryptography

cipher encrypting data in fixed-size blocks

cryptography

security

act of writing in code or cipher

cryptogram

coded message

text written in code or cipher

Examples of in cipher in a sentence

All messages were sent in cipher during the war.
Their plans were written in cipher for security.
The instructions arrived in cipher to the agent.

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French:chiffré, de manière chiffrée, ...
German:in Geheimschrift, ...
Italian:in codice, ...
Spanish:en clave, ...
Portuguese:em código, em cifra, ...
Chinese:用密码写成的, 用密码, ...
Japanese:暗号で書かれた, 暗号で, ...
Arabic:مُشَفَّر, بِرَمْز سِرِّي, ...
Hebrew:מֻצְפָּן, בְּקוֹד סוֹדִי, ...
Russian:зашифрованный, шифрованно, ...
Ukrainian:зашифрований, шифром, ...
Hindi:गुप्त कोड में लिखा हुआ, गुप्त कोड में, ...
Bengali:গুপ্তলিপি, গোপন কোডে, ...
Catalan:xifrat, en clau, ...
Czech:zašifrovaný, šifrovaně, ...
Danish:krypteret, hemmeligt kodet, ...
Dutch:gecodeerd, in code, ...
Greek:κρυπτογραφημένος, κρυπτογραφημένα, ...
Hungarian:titkosírásos, titkosírással, ...
Khmer:សរសេរជាកូដសម្ងាត់, ដោយលេខកូដសម្ងាត់, ...
Korean:암호로 된, 암호로, ...
Persian:رمزگذاری‌شده, به صورت رمز, ...
Polish:zaszyfrowany, szyfrem, ...
Portuguese (BR):cifrado, em código, ...
Romanian:cifrat, în cifru, ...
Swedish:krypterad, i chiffer, ...
Thai:เป็นรหัสลับ, โดยเข้ารหัส, ...
Turkish:şifreli, şifreli olarak, ...
Vietnamese:được mã hóa, dưới dạng mật mã, ...

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