ciphertext

noun
/ˈsaɪfəˌtɛkst/UK/ˈsaɪfɚˌtɛkst/US

Etymology

From cipher + text.

  1. derived from textus
  2. derived from textus
  3. derived from texte
  4. inherited from text
  5. compounded as ciphertext — “cipher + text

Definitions

  1. Encoded or encrypted text.

    • All ciphertexts look alike; that's how you know they're in code.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ciphertext. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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