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nonce N0135000 (nŏns)n. The present or particular occasion: "Her tendency to discover a touch of sadness had for the nonce disappeared" (Theodore Dreiser). [From Middle English for the nones, for the occasion, alteration of for then anes : for, for; see for + then : neuter dative sing. of the; see the1 + ones, anes, once; see once.]nonce (nɒns) nthe present time or occasion (now only in the phrase for the nonce)[C12: from the phrase for the nonce, a mistaken division of for then anes, literally: for the once, from then dative singular of the + anes once]
nonce (nɒns) nprison slang a rapist or child molester; a sexual offender[C20: of unknown origin]nonce (nɒns) n. the immediate occasion or purpose: We'll stay, for the nonce. [1150–1200; Middle English nones, in phrase for the nones, by faulty division of for then ones for the once] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | nonce - the present occasion; "for the nonce"time beingnowadays, present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" | TranslationsIdiomsSeefor the noncenonce
nonce(Number ONCE) An arbitrary number that is generated to provide a unique identification or for security purposes such as when logging in to a network (see initialization vector). The nonce is used only once and not repeated. Although random and pseudo-random numbers theoretically produce unique numbers, there is the possibility that the same number can be generated more than once. However, if a very large, true random number is used, the chances are extremely small. A perfect nonce is the time of day; for example, 12.53 seconds past 5:13pm on 1/18/2012 can only occur once.
Pronounced like the "nons" in "nonsense," nonce is actually an English word that means "for the present occasion or time."NONCE
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NONCE➣Not of Normal Criminal Element (sex offender reference) | NONCE➣Not on Normal Courtyard Exercise (prisoner) |
nonce Related to nonce: nonce wordSynonyms for noncenoun the present occasionSynonymsRelated Words |