"monoalphabetic" meaning in English

See monoalphabetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: From mono- + alphabetic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono-|alphabetic}} mono- + alphabetic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monoalphabetic (not comparable)
  1. (cryptography) Of a substitution cipher, using the same fixed mappings from plaintext to cipher letters across the entire text. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cryptography Derived forms: monoalphabetically Related terms: polyalphabetic
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