Cipher

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NOUN

cypher

a message written in a secret code

zero, 0, nought, cypher

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

nothing, nil, nix, nada, null

a quantity of no importance

cypher, nobody, nonentity

a person of no influence

cypher, cryptograph, secret code

a secret method of writing

VERB

code, encipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe

convert ordinary language into code

calculate, cypher, compute, work out, reckon

make a mathematical calculation or computation

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