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ciphers, plural; cyphers, plural;
  1. Put (a message) into secret writing; encode

  2. Do arithmetic

Noun
  1. A secret or disguised way of writing; a code
    • - he was writing cryptic notes in a cipher
    • - the information may be given in cipher
  2. A thing written in such a code

  3. A key to such a code

  4. A zero; a figure 0

  5. A person or thing of no importance, esp. a person who does the bidding of others and seems to have no will of their own

  6. A monogram

  7. A continuous sounding of an organ pipe, caused by a mechanical defect

  1. (cipher) a message written in a secret code
  2. (cipher) code: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
  3. (cipher) calculate: make a mathematical calculation or computation
  4. (cipher) zero: a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
  5. (cipher) nothing: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
  6. (cipher) a person of no influence
  7. 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. ...
  8. Ciphers is an ambient music album by SETI which was released in 1996. It is Ysatis and Deupree's last release under the SETI moniker. This album also features trip-hop and jazz influences, as found in their contemporary Futique releases.
  9. (CipheR) In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information (referred to as plaintext) using an algorithm (called cipher) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. ...
  10. (Cipher (Alias episode)) The second season of Alias premiered September 29, 2002 on ABC and concluded May 4, 2003 and was released on DVD in region 1 on December 2, 2003. Guest stars in season two include David Carradine, Ethan Hawke, Richard Lewis, Christian Slater, and Danny Trejo. ...
  11. (Cipher (band)) Cipher is an American hardcore punk band that formed in 1996 in Long Beach, New York. Cipher's original line-up consisted of Moe Mitchell (vocals), Danny Bobis (drummer), Chris Fry (guitar) and Krys Maniecki (bass).Riverdavia . Allmusic. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  12. (Cipher (marvel)) Cipher (Alisa Tager) is a fictional mutant character, a superhero from Marvel Comics. She is a young African-American female who first appeared in Young X-Men #8 (Nov. 2008) and was created by Marc Guggenheim and Rafa Sandoval.
  13. (cipher) A numeric character; A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning; A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext; Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher; A grouping of three digits in a number, especially ...
  14. (cipher) a method of transforming the letters of a text to conceal its meaning, either by transposing the letters or substituting (contrast code)
  15. (Cipher) a cryptographic algorithm used to encrypt and decrypt files and messages.
  16. (cipher) Ciphers are codes for writing secret messages. Two simple types are shift ciphers and affine ciphers.
  17. (CIPHER) A windows based software application that locates and supports the removal of hidden information, steganography within electronic documents such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel. CIPHER also supports the locating and removal of user defined search phrases.
  18. (CIPHER) An arithmetical character, used for numerical notation. Vide Figures, and 13 Vin. Ab. 210; 18 Eng. C. L. R. 95; 1 Ch. Cr. Law, 176.
  19. (CIPHER) Common Information for Public Health Reporting
  20. (CIPHER) Two or more unconnected letters that represent the initials of a name. Presentation arms are often engraved with the owner’s ciphered initials. Often referred to as a monogram though a monogram uses interconnected letters to form a design.
  21. (Cipher) A code used to protect the privacy or secrecy of information. Book suggestion: Enigma: The Battle for the Code.
  22. (Cipher) A mapping algorithm that is applied to a fixed number of characters at a time with an intent of concealing the contents of the message.
  23. (Cipher) A system of encrypting a message by which units (usually letters) of ‘plain text’ are arbitrarily transposed or substituted according to a pre-determined code (or cryptographic ‘key’) to produce ‘cipher text’. ...
  24. (Cipher) The arithmetic symbol "0,' representing naught or zero.
  25. (Cipher) To dream of reading cipher, indicates that you are interested in literary researches, and by constant study you will become well acquainted with the habits and lives of the ancients.