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ciphertext

/ˈsaɪfəˌtɛkst/US/ˈsaɪfɚˌtɛkst/

ciphertext noun: encoded or encrypted text.

Noun

ciphertext (countable and uncountable, plural ciphertexts)

  1. Encoded or encrypted text.
    • All ciphertexts look alike; that's how you know they're in code.

ciphertext meaning in Malayalam

ciphertext in Malayalam

ഗൂഢലേഖനം, ഗൂഢലിഖിതം

Antonyms of ciphertext

Forms of ciphertext

pluralciphertexts

Origin of ciphertext

From cipher + text.

Words formed from ciphertext

Questions about ciphertext

What does ciphertext mean?
Ciphertext means encoded or encrypted text.
What is ciphertext in Malayalam?
Ciphertext in Malayalam is ഗൂഢലേഖനം, ഗൂഢലിഖിതം. See Ciphertext meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is ciphertext?
Ciphertext is a noun.
How do you pronounce ciphertext?
Ciphertext is pronounced /ˈsaɪfəˌtɛkst/ (UK).
What is the plural of ciphertext?
The plural of ciphertext is ciphertexts.

Words near ciphertext in the dictionary

  1. cipherin'
  2. ciphering
  3. cipherings
  4. cipherlike
  5. ciphers
  6. ciphertext
  7. ciphertext-only attack
  8. ciphertext-only attacks
  9. ciphertexts
  10. ciphony
  11. cipionate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ciphertext (page history and authors); ciphertext (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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