CIPHER


Meaning of CIPHER in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: ci · phered ; ci · pher · ing \ -f( ə -)ri ŋ \

Date: circa 1530

intransitive verb : to use figures in a mathematical process

transitive verb

1 : ENCIPHER

2 : to compute arithmetically

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.