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ciphering

UK
/ˈsaɪfərɪŋ/
US
/ˈsaɪfərɪŋ/

Translations

cipheringnoun
cipherings
pl
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.
Synonyms
decoding
decryption
encryption
cryptography
encoding
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".
Synonyms
encrypting
enciphering
coding
encoding
computing
calculating
figuring
tallying
reckoning
number-crunching
cipherverb

ciphering

Gerund

ciphered
Past Simple
ciphered
Past Participle
ciphering
Gerund
UK
/ˈsaɪfə/
US
/ˈsaɪfər/
He decided to cipher the message before sending it.
Он решил зашифровать сообщение перед отправкой.
Synonyms
decipher
code
encrypt
encode

Definitions

cipheringnoun
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
Engaged in or relating to the encoding of information or to arithmetic calculation.
A ciphering machine was installed to protect the company's data.
cipherverb
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.
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