codeword
noun/ˈkoʊdˌwɝd/US
Etymology
Definitions
A string representing an encoded piece of text.
- Bob cannot get any information out of the codeword since he doesn't know what transmission bases Alice used.
A word or phrase (or by extension a concept) used to make a (concealed) reference to…
A word or phrase (or by extension a concept) used to make a (concealed) reference to another word or concept.
- Even the most virtuous concepts were scrutinised by governments eager to interpret them as codewords for something unwelcome.
- El Niño has hit the headlines as a codeword for bad weather, especially in the Pacific and California. But there is a little more to it than that.
A type of crossword puzzle where the letters of the alphabet are represented by numbers…
A type of crossword puzzle where the letters of the alphabet are represented by numbers and the solver must identify them by their position and frequency.
The neighborhood
- neighboralphametic
- neighborcryptarithm
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for codeword. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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