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chiffre [∫ifʀ]masculine nouna. ( = caractère) figure ; ( = nombre) number• chiffre arabe/romain Arab/Roman numeralb. ( = résultat) figure ; ( = montant) total* * *ʃifʀnom masculin1) ( symbole) figure; (numéro, nombre) numberun numéro à six chiffres — a six-figure ou six-digit number
2) ( résultat) figure3) ( statistique) statistic4) ( total) total5) ( code) ( de message) code; ( de coffre) combination6) ( monogramme) monogram•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʃifʀ1. nm1) (représentant un nombre) figure2) (= montant, total, résultat) figure3) [code] code2. chiffres nmpl* * *chiffre nm1 ( symbole) figure; (numéro, nombre) number; trois chiffres après la virgule three figures after the decimal point; le chiffre 7 the figure 7; écrire le montant en chiffres to write the amount in figures; un numéro à six chiffres a six-figure ou -digit number; les chiffres, c'est son fort he/she has a good head for figures; avoir horreur des chiffres to hate anything to do with figures; donne-moi un chiffre entre 0 et 9 give me a number between 0 and 9;2 ( résultat) figure; les chiffres de ce mois sont mauvais this month's figures are bad;3 ( statistique) statistic; les chiffres officiels/du chômage the official/unemployment statistics; selon les chiffres de l'OCDE according to OECD figures;4 ( total) total; le chiffre des dépenses/victimes the total expenditure/number of victims; chiffre global total amount;6 ( monogramme) monogram; brodé or gravé à son chiffre monogrammed.chiffre d'affaires, CA turnover GB, sales (pl) US; réaliser un chiffre d'affaires de 300 millions d’euros par an to have a turnover of 300 million euros a year, to turn over 300 million euros a year; faire du chiffre d'affaires○ to go for quick turnover; chiffre d'affaires prévisionnel forecast turnover; chiffre d'affaires à l'exportation export sales (pl); chiffre arabe Arabic numeral; en chiffres arabes in Arabic numerals; chiffre romain Roman numeral; chiffre de vente sales (pl).[ʃifr] nom masculinnombre à deux/trois chiffre s two/three digit numberarrondi au chiffre supérieur/inférieur rounded up/downchiffre arabe/romain Arabic/Roman numeralle chiffre des dépenses s'élève à 2 000 euros total expenditure amounts to 2,000 euros4. COMMERCEchiffre binaire bit, binary digit[service] cipher (office)7. [d'une serrure] combination8. [initiales] initials[à l'ancienne] monogram -
3 шифр
м.1) ( условное письмо) cipher ['saɪ-], cypher ['saɪ-]; codeписа́ть шифром — write in cipher
текст, напи́санный шифром — ciphertext, cryptogram
2) ( учётное обозначение из букв или цифр) reference number; code numberшифр по́льзователя — user identification number; ( библиотечный) library code; pressmark брит.
3) ( кодовое число) code, combinationшифр к се́йфу — safe lock combination
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4 szyfr
(secret) code, cipher* * *micode, cipher; (w zamku, sejfie) combination; zapisać szyfrem encipher, encrypt, encode, cipher; wysłać szyfrem send in code l. cipher; złamać szyfr break a code l. cipher.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > szyfr
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5 clave
adj.key (fundamental, esencial).es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the companyf.1 code.en clave in codenos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messagesclave de acceso access code2 key.la clave de la felicidad/del éxito the key to happiness/success3 clef (Music).clave de fa bass clefclave de sol treble clefClave de Fa F clef4 password (computing).5 key element, key, core element, crucial element.6 harpsichord.7 keystone.m.harpsichord (Music).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: clavar.* * *1 (de un enigma etc) key, clue2 (de signos) code, key, cipher3 MÚSICA key4 ARQUITECTURA keystone1 (instrumento) harpsichord► adjetivo1 (importante) key* * *1. adj. 2. noun f.1) key2) code3) clef* * *1. SF1) (=código) codela clave de la caja fuerte — the code of o to the safe
mensaje en clave — coded message, message in code
clave de acceso — (Inform) password
clave de búsqueda — (Inform) search key
clave de clasificación — (Inform) sort key
2) (=quid) key3) (Mús) clef4) (=sentido)una interpretación en clave económica — an economic interpretation, an interpretation from an economic viewpoint o perspective
5) (Arquit) keystone2.SM (Mús) harpsichord3.ADJ (=esencial) [tema, punto, factor, personaje] key antes de s* * *I II1)a) ( código) codeb) (de problema, misterio) key2) (Mús) clefclave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef
3) (Arquit) keystoneIIImasculino harpsichord* * *= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.Ex. Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex. These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.Ex. Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.Ex. Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.Ex. Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.----* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.* clave compuesta = acronym key.* clave de acceso = password.* clave de búsqueda = search key.* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.* clave de codificación = scrambling key.* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.* componente clave = building block.* cuestiones clave = key issues.* elemento clave = building block.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.* la clave de = at the heart of.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.* palabra clave = keyword [key word].* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.* punto clave = key point.* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.* título clave = key title.* * *I II1)a) ( código) codeb) (de problema, misterio) key2) (Mús) clefclave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef
3) (Arquit) keystoneIIImasculino harpsichord* * *= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.Ex: Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.
Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.Ex: Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.* clave compuesta = acronym key.* clave de acceso = password.* clave de búsqueda = search key.* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.* clave de codificación = scrambling key.* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.* componente clave = building block.* cuestiones clave = key issues.* elemento clave = building block.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.* la clave de = at the heart of.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.* palabra clave = keyword [key word].* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.* punto clave = key point.* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.* título clave = key title.* * *key ( before n)un autor/una obra clave de la literatura mexicana a key author/work in Mexican literaturelos sectores clave(s) de la economía the key sectors of the economyA1 (código) codetransmitir en clave to transmit in codeun mensaje en clave a coded message, a message in code2 (de un problema, misterio) keyCompuestos:( Inf) passwordA ( Arquit) keystoneB (fundamento, base) cornerstone( Inf) key word( Inf) sort key( Inf) passwordnúmero de clave secreta (Chi, Per); PIN number( AmL) user's passwordB (signo) clefclave de fa/sol bass/treble clefno quiso que su visita se interpretase únicamente en clave económica he did not wish his visit to be viewed as being motivated purely by economic factorsC ( Arquit) keystoneharpsichord* * *
Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)
clavé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
clave es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
clavar
clave
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1a) clave algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;
‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me
c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on
2 (fam)
◊ nos claveon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000
clavarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (CS fam) clavese con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clave adjetivo (pl
un factor clave a key factor
■ sustantivo femenino
clave de acceso (Inf) password
c) (Mús) clef;◊ clave de fa/sol bass/treble clef
■ sustantivo masculino
harpsichord
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
clave
I sustantivo femenino
1 (meollo, pista) key
2 (código, cifra) code, cipher
clave numérica, numerical code
3 Mús (tono) key
(símbolo) clef
II sustantivo masculino Mús harpsichord
' clave' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- codificar
- encerrar
- realidad
- cifra
- clavar
English:
bass
- cipher
- clef
- clue
- code
- code name
- issue
- key
- operative
- treble clef
- pass
- treble
* * *♦ adj inv[fundamental, esencial] key;es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the company;el factor clave de la política económica the key factor in economic policy♦ nmMús harpsichord♦ nf1. [código] code;en clave in code;nos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messagesclave de acceso access code2. [de sistema informático] password;[de caja fuerte] combination3. [solución] key;la clave del éxito está en una buena planificación the key to success is good planning4. [interpretación]un estudio en clave política de la situación a study of the situation from a political standpoint;interpreta la obra en clave sociológica she interprets the work from a sociological point of view o perspective;analiza en clave de humor la realidad del país he puts a humorous slant on his analysis of the country's situation5. Mús clefclave de fa bass clef;clave de sol treble clef6. Arquit keystone* * *I f1 de problema key2 ( código) code;en clave in codeII adj importante key;figura clave key figure;puesto clave key post* * *clave adj: key, essentialclave nf1) cifra: code2) : keyla clave del misterio: the key to the mystery3) : clef4) : keystone* * *clave n1. (código) codeel espía usaba una clave para enviar mensajes al enemigo the spy used a code to send messages to the enemy2. (información, dato) key -
6 chiffré
chiffre [∫ifʀ]masculine nouna. ( = caractère) figure ; ( = nombre) number• chiffre arabe/romain Arab/Roman numeralb. ( = résultat) figure ; ( = montant) total* * *ʃifʀnom masculin1) ( symbole) figure; (numéro, nombre) numberun numéro à six chiffres — a six-figure ou six-digit number
2) ( résultat) figure3) ( statistique) statistic4) ( total) total5) ( code) ( de message) code; ( de coffre) combination6) ( monogramme) monogram•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʃifʀ1. nm1) (représentant un nombre) figure2) (= montant, total, résultat) figure3) [code] code2. chiffres nmpl* * *chiffre nm1 ( symbole) figure; (numéro, nombre) number; trois chiffres après la virgule three figures after the decimal point; le chiffre 7 the figure 7; écrire le montant en chiffres to write the amount in figures; un numéro à six chiffres a six-figure ou -digit number; les chiffres, c'est son fort he/she has a good head for figures; avoir horreur des chiffres to hate anything to do with figures; donne-moi un chiffre entre 0 et 9 give me a number between 0 and 9;2 ( résultat) figure; les chiffres de ce mois sont mauvais this month's figures are bad;3 ( statistique) statistic; les chiffres officiels/du chômage the official/unemployment statistics; selon les chiffres de l'OCDE according to OECD figures;4 ( total) total; le chiffre des dépenses/victimes the total expenditure/number of victims; chiffre global total amount;6 ( monogramme) monogram; brodé or gravé à son chiffre monogrammed.chiffre d'affaires, CA turnover GB, sales (pl) US; réaliser un chiffre d'affaires de 300 millions d’euros par an to have a turnover of 300 million euros a year, to turn over 300 million euros a year; faire du chiffre d'affaires○ to go for quick turnover; chiffre d'affaires prévisionnel forecast turnover; chiffre d'affaires à l'exportation export sales (pl); chiffre arabe Arabic numeral; en chiffres arabes in Arabic numerals; chiffre romain Roman numeral; chiffre de vente sales (pl). -
7 Zahlenschloss
n combination lock* * *Zah|len|schlossntcombination lock* * *Zah·len·schlossRRnt combination [or cipher] lock* * *Zahlenschloss n combination lock -
8 kode
sg - kóden, pl - kóderкод м, шифр м* * *cipher, code, combination, encode* * *I. (en -r) code,( chifferskrift) cipher.II. (en -r)( på dyr) pastern;(fig) T weak on one's pins.III. vb code. -
9 szyfrowy
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > szyfrowy
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10 şifreli
"written, spoken, or sent in a secret code, coded; written in cipher, ciphered. - kasa safe equipped with a combination lock. - kilit combination lock. " -
11 группа знаков шифртекста
Security: cipher group, ciphertext combinationУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > группа знаков шифртекста
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13 код
code, designator, ( в телефонии) digit, logical number, code pattern, pattern, (города, зоны) prefix* * *код м.2. ( закодированный элемент информации — знак, слово) code combination, code (Примечание. При переводе на английский язык слово code часто опускается., напр. код числа́ number; ши́на ко́да числа́ number bus; код си́мвола character.)осуществля́ть код аппарату́рно — instrument a codeпреобразо́вывать (оди́н) код (в друго́й) — translate (from) a code (into another)присва́ивать код свз. — assign a code to …реализова́ть код — instrument a codeэ́тот код мо́жно реализова́ть с по́мощью просто́го реги́стра сдви́га — this code may be instrumented using a simple shift registerреализова́ть код аппарату́рно — instrument a codeснима́ть код (напр. с кодирующего диска) — pick off [read] the codeкод автоотве́тчика — answer-back codeкод а́дреса — address (code)код а́дреса числа́ — number address (code)алфави́тный код — alphabetic codeамплиту́дно-и́мпульсный код — pulse-amplitude codeбло́чный код — block codeкод Бодо́ — Baudot codeкод Бозе́-Чаудху́ри — Bose-Chaudhuri codeкод Бофо́рта — Beaufort notationбу́квенно-цифрово́й код — alpha(nu)meric codeбу́квенный код — alphabetic codeвзве́шенный код — weighted codeвре́мя-и́мпульсный код — pulse-position code (Примечание. Не следует путать этот термин с pulse-time code, который относится ко всем видам импульсной модуляции)код Гре́я — Gray [reflected binary] codeгруппово́й код — group codeкод «два из пяти́» — two-out-of-five codeдвои́чно-десяти́чный код — binary-coded decimal [BCD] codeдвои́чно-пятери́чный код — biquinary codeдвои́чный код — binary codeдвои́чный, натура́льный код — straight [normal, true] binary codeдвои́чный, норма́льный код — straight [normal, true] binary codeдвои́чный, рефле́ксный код — reflected binary codeдвои́чный код с прове́ркой или защи́той на чё́тность или нечё́тность — even-parity or odd-parity check codeдвухпозицио́нный код — double-current [two-condition] codeдвухреги́стровый код — two-case codeдесяти́чный код — decimal codeдесяти́чный, число́-и́мпульсный код — decimal unit-counting codeкод ДКОИ ( десятичный код обмена информацией) — EBCDI codeедини́чно-десяти́чный код — decimal unit-counting codeкод запро́са — interrogation codeкод зна́ка — sign codeи́мпульсный код — pulse codeинтерва́льно-и́мпульсный код — pulse-interval codeкод кома́нды — instruction codeкорректи́рующий код — error-correcting codeмаши́нный код — machine codeметеорологи́ческий код — meteorological notationмнемони́ческий код — mnemonic codeкод Мо́рзе — Morse codeкод Мо́рзе, Междунаро́дный — International Morse Codeнеравноме́рный код — variable-length codeнесистемати́ческий код — non-systematic codeкод опера́ции — operation code, opcodeпо ( такому-то) ко́ду опера́ции никаки́х де́йствий маши́на не соверша́ет — (so-and-so) operation code performs no operationsпо ( такому-то) [m2]ко́ду (опера́ции) содержи́мое яче́йки засыла́ется в … — (so-and-so) operation code causes the contents of the … location to be placed in [copied, sent, transferred to] …код опознава́ния — identity codeпаралле́льный код — parallel codeкод переме́нной длины́ — variable-length codeперестано́вочный код — permutation codeкод перфока́рт(ы) — punched card codeкод перфоле́нт(ы) — punched tape codeпозицио́нный код — position codeпо́лный код — complete codeпомехоусто́йчивый код — noise-immune codeкод поря́дка числа́ — exponent (code)после́довательный код — serial codeкод представле́ния числа́ — form, representationкод представле́ния числа́, дополни́тельный1. ( двоичная система) two's [2's] complement form, two's [2's] complement representation2. ( десятичная система) ten's [10's] complement form, ten's [10's] complement representation3. ( любая система счисления) radix [true] complement form, radix [true] complement representationкод представле́ния числа́, обра́тный1. ( двоичная система) ones [1's] complement form, ones [1's] complement representation2. ( десятичная система) nine's [9's] complement form, nine's [9's] complement representation3. ( любая система счисления) diminished radix [radix-minus-one] complement form, diminished radix [radix-minus-one] complement representationкод представле́ния числа́, прямо́й — sign-and-magnitude form, sign-and-magnitude representationпятизна́чный код — five-digit [five-unit] codeравноме́рный код — equal-length [uniform] codeравноме́рный, многоэлеме́нтный код — equal-length multiunit codeрефле́ксный код — reflected codeсамодополня́ющийся код — self-complementing codeсамопроверя́ющийся код — self-checking codeкод серьё́зности оши́бки — severity codeсигна́льный код — signalling codeкод с избы́тком три — excess-three codeси́мвольный код — character codeкод с исправле́нием двойны́х оши́бок — double-error correcting codeкод с исправле́нием одино́чных оши́бок — single-error correcting codeкод с исправле́нием оши́бок — error-correcting codeсистемати́ческий код — systematic codeкод с контро́лем по чё́тности — parity-check codeслуже́бный код свз. — service code, service abbreviationsкод с минима́льной избы́точностью — minimum redundancy codeкод с минима́льным ко́довым расстоя́нием — minimum-distance codeкод с обнаруже́нием и исправле́нием оши́бок — error detecting-and-correcting codeкод с обнаруже́нием одино́чных оши́бок — single-error-detecting codeкод с обнаруже́нием оши́бок — error-detecting codeсокращё́нный код — short [brevity] codeкод с расстоя́нием едини́ца — continuous progressive [unit-distance] codeтелегра́фный код — telegraph codeкод телета́йпа — teleprinter codeтрои́чный код — ternary codeкод управле́ния переда́чей информа́ции — information control codeуправля́ющий код — control codeфа́зово-и́мпульсный код — pulse-position codeкод Хэ́мминга — Hamming codeцикли́ческий код — cyclic codeцифрово́й код — numeric(al) codeчасто́тно-и́мпульсный код — pulse-frequency codeчасто́тный код — frequency codeкод числа́ ( число в закодированном виде) — coded number, number (code)число́-и́мпульсный код — unit-counting codeширо́тно-и́мпульсный код — pulse-width [pulse-duration] codeшифрова́льный код — cipher code
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Cipher — Ci pher, n. [OF. cifre zero, F. Chiffre figure (cf. Sp.cifra, LL. cifra), fr. Ar. [,c]ifrun, [,c]afrun, empty, cipher, zero, fr. [,c]afira to be empty. Cf. {Zero}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arith.) A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cipher key — Cipher Ci pher, n. [OF. cifre zero, F. Chiffre figure (cf. Sp.cifra, LL. cifra), fr. Ar. [,c]ifrun, [,c]afrun, empty, cipher, zero, fr. [,c]afira to be empty. Cf. {Zero}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arith.) A character [0] which, standing by itself,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cipher — cipherable, adj. cipherer, n. /suy feuhr/, n. 1. zero. 2. any of the Arabic numerals or figures. 3. Arabic numerical notation collectively. 4. something of no value or importance. 5. a person of no influence; nonentity. 6. a secret method of… … Universalium
Cipher — For other uses, see Cipher (disambiguation). Edward Larsson s rune cipher resembling that found on the Kensington Runestone. Also includes runically unrelated blackletter writing style and pigpen cipher. In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is… … Wikipedia
Cipher disk — The Union Cipher Disk from the American Civil War was 3.75 inches (95 mm) in diameter and made of light yellow heavy card stock. It consisted of two concentric disks of unequal size revolving on a central pivot. The disks were divided along their … Wikipedia
Cipher suite — A cipher suite is a named combination of authentication, encryption, and message authentication code (MAC) algorithms used to negotiate the security settings for a network connection using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Sockets… … Wikipedia
cipher — ci•pher [[t]ˈsaɪ fər[/t]] n. 1) math. zero 2) math. any of the Arabic numerals or figures 3) a person or thing of no value or importance; nonentity 4) crp a) a secret method of writing, as by code b) writing done by such a method; a coded message … From formal English to slang
cipher — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
cipher — /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… …
Substitution cipher — In cryptography, a substitution cipher is a method of encryption by which units of plaintext are replaced with ciphertext according to a regular system; the units may be single letters (the most common), pairs of letters, triplets of letters,… … Wikipedia
Hill cipher — Hill s cipher machine, from figure 4 of the patent In classical cryptography, the Hill cipher is a polygraphic substitution cipher based on linear algebra. Invented by Lester S. Hill in 1929, it was the first polygraphic cipher in which it was… … Wikipedia
