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autokey

autokey adjective: being a cipher that incorporates the plaintext into the key.

Adjective

autokey (not comparable)

  1. Being a cipher that incorporates the plaintext into the key.
    Synonyms:
    autoclave

Synonyms of autokey

Origin of autokey

From auto- + key.

Questions about autokey

What does autokey mean?
Autokey means being a cipher that incorporates the plaintext into the key.
What part of speech is autokey?
Autokey is an adjective.

Words near autokey in the dictionary

  1. autokeratoplasties
  2. autokeratoplasty
  3. autokeratorefractometer
  4. autokeratorefractometers
  5. autokeratorefractometry
  6. autokey
  7. autokick
  8. autokicked
  9. autokicking
  10. autokicks
  11. autokill

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