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The meaning of CYPHER is chiefly British spelling of cipher.
In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption—a series of well-defined steps that can be followed as a procedure. An alternative, less common term is encipherment. To encipher or encode is to convert information into cipher or code.
Meaning of cypher in English. cypher. noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈsaɪ.fə r/ us / ˈsaɪ.fɚ / Add to word list. another spelling of cipher. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Codes & decoding. bombe. code word. crack a code. cracker. cryptanalysis. cryptologist. cryptology. decode. decrypt. encode. encryption. passcode. QR code. scrambler.
A cypher is a message written in a secret code. Spies during World War II sometimes communicated using cyphers. If you use a cypher to send your friend a message, it may take her a while to figure out what you're trying to tell her.
Cipher, any method of transforming a message to conceal its meaning. The term is also used synonymously with ciphertext or cryptogram in reference to the encrypted form of the message.
1. zero. 2. any of the Arabic numerals or figures. 3. a person or thing of no value or importance; nonentity. 4. a. a secret method of writing, as by code. b. writing done by such a method; a coded message. 5. the key to a secret method of writing.
a zero, or a person or thing that has no value or importance: In the hands of a lesser actor, the role could have easily been a cipher. (Definition of cipher from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
