"ciphertext" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ciphertexts [plural]
Etymology: From cipher + text. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cipher|text}} cipher + text Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ciphertext (countable and uncountable, plural ciphertexts)
  1. Encoded or encrypted text. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: chosen-ciphertext attack, ciphertext-only attack Translations (encoded text): salakirjoitus (Finnish), salakirjoitusviesti (Finnish), salateksti [cryptography, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Finnish), dulritaður texti [masculine] (Icelandic), dulrit [neuter] (Icelandic), testo cifrato [masculine] (Italian), szyfrogram [masculine] (Polish), шифро́вка (šifróvka) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "plain text"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cipher",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From cipher + text.",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "chosen-ciphertext attack"
        },
        {
          "word": "ciphertext-only attack"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "All ciphertexts look alike; that's how you know they're in code.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Encoded or encrypted text."
      ],
      "id": "en-ciphertext-en-noun-JLlMGLml",
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        ],
        [
          "encrypt",
          "encrypt"
        ]
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "encoded text",
          "word": "salakirjoitus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "encoded text",
          "word": "salakirjoitusviesti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "encoded text",
          "topics": [
            "cryptography",
            "computing",
            "engineering",
            "mathematics",
            "sciences",
            "physical-sciences",
            "natural-sciences"
          ],
          "word": "salateksti"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "encoded text",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dulritaður texti"
        },
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "encoded text",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "encoded text",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "testo cifrato"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "encoded text",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "szyfrogram"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "šifróvka",
          "sense": "encoded text",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "шифро́вка"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "word": "ciphertext"
}
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      "word": "chosen-ciphertext attack"
    },
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      "word": "ciphertext-only attack"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From cipher + text.",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "All ciphertexts look alike; that's how you know they're in code.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Encoded or encrypted text."
      ],
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        ],
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          "encrypt",
          "encrypt"
        ]
      ],
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "encoded text",
      "word": "salakirjoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "encoded text",
      "word": "salakirjoitusviesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "encoded text",
      "topics": [
        "cryptography",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "salateksti"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "encoded text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dulritaður texti"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "encoded text",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dulrit"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "encoded text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "testo cifrato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "encoded text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szyfrogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šifróvka",
      "sense": "encoded text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шифро́вка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ciphertext"
}

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