"keystream" meaning in All languages combined

See keystream on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: keystreams [plural]
Etymology: From key + stream. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|key|stream}} key + stream Head templates: {{en-noun}} keystream (plural keystreams)
  1. (cryptography) A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext. Wikipedia link: keystream Categories (topical): Cryptography

Inflected forms

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