"mixed alphabet" meaning in All languages combined

See mixed alphabet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mixed alphabets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mixed alphabet (plural mixed alphabets)
  1. (cryptography) The mapping from plaintext to ciphertext characters in a substitution cipher, when it is not merely a shift or reversal but an arbitrary reordering. Categories (topical): Cryptography

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