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A writing system of ancient civilizations
“The message is a cipher that can only be decoded using the appropriate software.”
Plural for nothing, or a value of zero
“It is a big zero! Nil, zilch, cipher, whatever you wish to call it.”
Plural for a numeric or text character
“Ruat carried a report written in a Latin cipher where the vowels AEIOU were replaced by five random numbers.”
Plural for a combination or design of interweaving of letters
“Among the drawings are masterpieces by Rex Whistler, whom the Queen Mother also commissioned to design a new royal cipher.”
Plural for someone who is considered insignificant or of no importance
“He would not have gotten as far as he has if he were the mere unintelligent cipher that he is portrayed as being.”
Plural for a nominal leader or head without real power
Plural for a poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message
Plural for a word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
Plural for the wording on a map or diagram explaining the symbols used
Plural for a series or system of written symbols used to represent numbers, amounts, or elements in something such as music or mathematics
To compute or figure out something that must be deciphered
“As it's already anonymous, the browser doesn't make any attempt to cipher the code.”
To conceal information by means of a code or cipher
To decode or solve something cryptic
To prepare a summary of something
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