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/ˈsīfər/,
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ciphered, past participle; ciphers, 3rd person singular present; ciphering, present participle; cyphered, past tense; cyphered, past participle; cyphering, present participle; ciphered, past tense; cyphers, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Put (a message) into secret writing; encode

  2. Do arithmetic


  1. In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption -- a series of well-defined steps that can be followed as a procedure. An alternative, less common term is encipherment. ...
  2. The use of a cipher. The general term which includes both enciphering and deciphering.