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decoder ring

decoder ring noun: a device consisting of two concentric rings of letters of the alphabet, one of which can be rotated, so as to encode and decode messages according to a simple substitution cipher.

Noun

decoder ring (plural decoder rings)

  1. A device consisting of two concentric rings of letters of the alphabet, one of which can be rotated, so as to encode and decode messages according to a simple substitution cipher.

Forms of decoder ring

pluraldecoder rings

Questions about decoder ring

What does decoder ring mean?
Decoder ring means a device consisting of two concentric rings of letters of the alphabet, one of which can be rotated, so as to encode and decode messages according to a simple substitution cipher.
What part of speech is decoder ring?
Decoder ring is a noun.
What is the plural of decoder ring?
The plural of decoder ring is decoder rings.

Words near decoder ring in the dictionary

  1. decodable
  2. decode
  3. decoded
  4. decoden
  5. decoder
  6. decoder ring
  7. decoder rings
  8. decoders
  9. decodes
  10. decodification
  11. decodifications

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