ONE-TIME PAD


Meaning of ONE-TIME PAD in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ - noun

Etymology: probably from its original form's being a pad of keys whose sheets were torn off and discarded after a single use

: a random-number additive or mixed keying sequence to be used for a single coded message and then destroyed

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