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Gronsfeld cipher

Gronsfeld cipher noun: a variant of the Vigenère cipher that uses only ten different cipher alphabets, corresponding to the digits 0 to 9.

Noun

Gronsfeld cipher (plural Gronsfeld ciphers)

  1. A variant of the Vigenère cipher that uses only ten different cipher alphabets, corresponding to the digits 0 to 9.

Forms of Gronsfeld cipher

pluralGronsfeld ciphers

Origin of Gronsfeld cipher

The cipher's invention was attributed by Gaspar Schott to Count Gronsfeld (Josse Maximilaan van Gronsveld né van Bronckhorst).

Questions about Gronsfeld cipher

What does Gronsfeld cipher mean?
Gronsfeld cipher means a variant of the Vigenère cipher that uses only ten different cipher alphabets, corresponding to the digits 0 to 9.
What part of speech is Gronsfeld cipher?
Gronsfeld cipher is a noun.
What is the plural of Gronsfeld cipher?
The plural of Gronsfeld cipher is Gronsfeld ciphers.

Words near Gronsfeld cipher in the dictionary

  1. gronked
  2. gronking
  3. Gronkow
  4. Gronkowski
  5. gronks
  6. Gronsfeld cipher
  7. Gronsfeld ciphers
  8. Gronski
  9. Gronskis
  10. grook
  11. grooks

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