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ci·pher also cy·pher (sī′fər)n.1. The mathematical symbol (0) denoting absence of quantity; zero.2. An Arabic numeral or figure; a number.3. One having no influence or value; a nonentity.4. a. A cryptographic system in which units of text of regular length, usually letters, are transposed or substituted according to a predetermined code.b. The key to such a system.c. A message written or transmitted in such a system.5. A design combining or interweaving letters or initials; a monogram.v. ci·phered, ci·pher·ing, ci·phers also cy·phered or cy·pher·ing or cy·phered v.intr. To solve problems in arithmetic; calculate.v.tr.1. To put in secret writing; encode.2. To solve by means of arithmetic.
[Middle English cifre, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic ṣifr, from ṣafira, to be empty (translation of Sanskrit śūnyam, cipher, dot); see ṣpr in Semitic roots.]ciphering (ˈsaɪfərɪŋ) adjcalculatingEncyclopediaSeecipherLegalSeeCipher |