шифр — meaning in English

English meaning

• cipher noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
• code noun Instructions written in a programming language that a computer can run.

Senses

шифр is used for these senses in English:

• code (cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.

cipher — full definition

1. noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
2. noun A person or thing regarded as having no real importance or influence.
3. verb To convert a message into a secret code.

code — full definition

1. noun Instructions written in a programming language that a computer can run.
2. noun A system of symbols or signals used to represent information secretly or compactly.
3. noun A formal set of laws, rules, or principles governing a subject or group.
4. verb To write instructions for a computer program.

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