ciphering

UK
/ˈsaɪfərɪŋ/
US
/ˈsaɪfərɪŋ/
cipheringnoun
cipherings
pl
Translations
The ciphering of the message ensured its confidentiality.
Шифрование сообщения обеспечило его конфиденциальность.
The ciphering of the data was necessary for secure transmission.
Кодировка данных была необходима для безопасной передачи.
Definitions
The act or process of performing mathematical calculations or computations.
The students were busy with their ciphering during the math test.
The act or process of converting plaintext into ciphertext; enciphering.
Efficient ciphering of the documents ensured they could be sent safely.
cipheringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsaɪ.fər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsaɪ.fɚ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something engaged in or designed for encoding or calculation, e.g., "a ciphering device".
Definitions
Engaged in or relating to the encoding of information or to arithmetic calculation.
A ciphering machine was installed to protect the company's data.
ciphernoun
Definitions
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
The message was written in a cipher that only the spy could understand.
A person or thing of no importance or value; a nonentity.
Despite his wealth, he felt like a cipher in the grand scheme of things.
A zero; a figure 0.
In the number 105, the cipher holds the place of tens.
cipherverb

ciphering

Gerund

ciphered
Past Simple
ciphered
Past Participle
ciphering
Gerund
UK
/ˈsaɪfə/
US
/ˈsaɪfər/
Translations
He decided to cipher the message before sending it.
Он решил зашифровать сообщение перед отправкой.
Definitions
To convert a message into a secret code to conceal its meaning.
The spy had to cipher the message before sending it to ensure it remained confidential.
To perform arithmetic or calculations; to reckon or compute.
In the 18th century, students learned to cipher on slates.
cipheradjective
Definitions
Written in or relating to a secret code.
They exchanged cipher messages during the war.