"Vigenère cipher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Vigenère ciphers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪfə(ɹ) Etymology: Named after Blaise de Vigenère (who was not, however, the first to invent it). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Vigenère cipher (plural Vigenère ciphers)
  1. A text encryption technique that uses a series of different Caesar ciphers based on the letters of a keyword. Wikipedia link: Blaise de Vigenère, Vigenère cipher Related terms: Vigenère tableau
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