cipher
Other spellings
[change]Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈsaɪfə/
- (US) (Canada) enPR: ˈsī-fər, IPA (key): /ˈsaɪfɚ/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ci‧pher
Noun
[change]- A cipher is a numeric character.
- A cipher is a method of transforming a text into a code so as to hide its meaning.
- Synonym: code
Verb
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- (intransitive) If you cipher, you convert text into a code.