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cipherings

cipherings is the plural of ciphering.

Meaning of ciphering

Noun

ciphering (plural cipherings)

  1. (archaic) A calculation or computation.
    Synonyms:
    calculus
  2. A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).

Questions about cipherings

What is cipherings the plural of?
Cipherings is the plural of ciphering.

Words near cipherings in the dictionary

  1. cipherer
  2. cipherers
  3. cipherhood
  4. cipherin'
  5. ciphering
  6. cipherings
  7. cipherlike
  8. ciphers
  9. ciphertext
  10. ciphertext-only attack
  11. ciphertext-only attacks

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