Cyphertext

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of ciphertext. alt-of, alternative

    "To this goal Alice encrypts the plaintext into a cyphertext by mean of an encryption algorithm with the help of some secret additional information, called key."

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"To this goal Alice encrypts the plaintext into a cyphertext by mean of an encryption algorithm with the help of some secret additional information, called key."

Etymology

From cypher + text.

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