"mixed alphabet" meaning in English

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Noun

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
    Sense id: en-mixed_alphabet-en-noun-CZM8HLJ7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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