"transposition cipher" meaning in English

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        "An encryption method that rearranges the order of the plaintext letters."
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          "word": "columnar transposition cipher"
        },
        {
          "word": "grille cipher"
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          "word": "rail fence cipher"
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        "(cryptography) An encryption method that rearranges the order of the plaintext letters."
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          "word": "permutation cipher"
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      "word": "columnar transposition cipher"
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        "(cryptography) An encryption method that rearranges the order of the plaintext letters."
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  "word": "transposition cipher"
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