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one-time pads

one-time pads is the plural of one-time pad.

Meaning of one-time pad

Noun

one-time pad (plural one-time pads)

  1. A form of encryption where each bit or character from the plaintext is encrypted by a modular addition with a bit or character from a secret random key (or pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
    • One-time pads have been proven to be impossible to crack if used correctly.

Questions about one-time pads

What is one-time pads the plural of?
One-time pads is the plural of one-time pad.

Words near one-time pads in the dictionary

  1. one-throated
  2. one-throating
  3. one-throats
  4. one-time
  5. one-time pad
  6. one-time pads
  7. one-timed
  8. one-timer
  9. one-timers
  10. one-times
  11. one-timing

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