nonce

nɑns

Definition

Definition of nonce - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cryptography

TECH.

cryptographic term for a number used once

TECH.

The protocol requires a new nonce for each transaction to ensure security.

lexicography

TECH.

word created for a single occasion

TECH.

'Blorft' is a nonce word she invented.

crime

Rare

Slang

sex offender especially against children

Rare

Slang

The community was wary of the known nonce.

child molester

pedophile

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nonce word

word created for a specific occasion

The author used a nonce word to describe the alien.

for the nonce

adv.

temporarily for the present time

We will use this room for the nonce.

Origin of nonce

Middle English, nones (occasion)

Examples of nonce in a sentence

The nonce must be unpredictable to ensure security.
The term 'glorp' was just a nonce for the event.
He coined 'squibble' as a nonce for fun.
The prison housed several notorious nonces.
He was labeled a nonce and shunned by society.

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French:nonce, mot éphémère, ...
German:Einmalnummer, Gelegenheitswort, ...
Italian:valore unico, parola occasionale, ...
Spanish:valor único, palabra ocurrente, ...
Portuguese:número único, palavra de ocasião, ...
Chinese:随机数, 临时词, ...
Japanese:ナンス, 一時的な言葉, ...
Arabic:رَقْم مُؤَقَّت, كلمة مؤقتة, ...
Hebrew:נוֹנְס, מִלָּה חַד פַּעֲמִית, ...
Russian:одноразовый номер, слово-однодневка, ...
Ukrainian:одноразовий ключ, одноразове слово, ...
Hindi:नॉन्स, अस्थायी शब्द, ...
Bengali:ননস, নন্স শব্দ, ...
Catalan:nonce, paraula d'ocasió, ...
Czech:nonce, okazionalismus, ...
Danish:engangsnummer, lejlighedsord, ...
Dutch:eenmalig nummer, gelegenheidswoord, ...
Greek:nonce, λέξη της στιγμής, ...
Hungarian:nonce, alkalmi szó, ...
Khmer:លេខចៃដន្យដែលប្រើតែម្តងក្នុងការអ៊ិនគ្រីប, ពាក្យបង្កើតឡើងប្រើតែម្តង, ...
Korean:일회용 숫자, 즉석 단어, ...
Persian:عدد یکبار مصرف, کلمه موقت, ...
Polish:unikalny numer, słowo okazjonalne, ...
Portuguese (BR):número aleatório, palavra ocasional, ...
Romanian:număr unic, cuvânt de ocazie, ...
Swedish:engångsnyckel, tillfälligt ord, ...
Thai:ค่าใช้ครั้งเดียว, คำที่สร้างขึ้นเฉพาะกิจ, ...
Turkish:tek kullanımlık anahtar, anlık kelime, ...
Vietnamese:mã dùng một lần, từ ngẫu nhiên, ...

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