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substitution cipher

substitution cipher noun: a method of encryption by which units of plaintext are substituted with ciphertext according to a regular system; the "units" may be single letters (the most common), pairs of letters, triplets of letters, mixtures of the above, and so forth. The receiver deciphers the text by performing an inverse substitution.

Noun

substitution cipher (plural substitution ciphers)

  1. A method of encryption by which units of plaintext are substituted with ciphertext according to a regular system; the "units" may be single letters (the most common), pairs of letters, triplets of letters, mixtures of the above, and so forth. The receiver deciphers the text by performing an inverse substitution.

substitution cipher meaning in Tamil

substitution cipher in Tamil

பதிலிச் சுழி

Forms of substitution cipher

pluralsubstitution ciphers

Questions about substitution cipher

What does substitution cipher mean?
Substitution cipher means a method of encryption by which units of plaintext are substituted with ciphertext according to a regular system; the "units" may be single letters (the most common), pairs of letters, triplets of letters, mixtures of the above, and so forth. The receiver deciphers the text by performing an inverse substitution.
What is substitution cipher in Tamil?
Substitution cipher in Tamil is பதிலிச் சுழி. See Substitution cipher meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is substitution cipher?
Substitution cipher is a noun.
What is the plural of substitution cipher?
The plural of substitution cipher is substitution ciphers.

Words near substitution cipher in the dictionary

  1. substitutibility
  2. substitutible
  3. substituting
  4. substitutingly
  5. substitution
  6. substitution cipher
  7. substitution ciphers
  8. substitution code
  9. substitution codes
  10. substitution instance
  11. substitution of attorney

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