salakirjoitus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cipher noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
- encryption noun The process of converting information into a secure code to prevent unauthorized access.
Senses
salakirjoitus is used for these senses in English:
- cipher A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
- ciphertext Encoded or encrypted text.
- codeword (cryptography) A string representing an encoded piece of text.
- cryptogram Encrypted text.
- encryption (cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
- encryption (cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
cipher — full definition
- noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
- noun A person or thing regarded as having no real importance or influence.
- verb To convert a message into a secret code.