"block cipher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: block ciphers [plural]
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  1. (cryptography) Any deterministic cipher that operates on fixed-size groups of bits (binary digits), called blocks, with an unvarying transformation specified by a symmetric key. Wikipedia link: block cipher Categories (topical): Cryptography

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