ciphertext

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ciphertext

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Etymology

From cipher +‎ text.

Pronunciation

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• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

ciphertext (countable and uncountable, plural ciphertexts)

1. Encoded or encrypted text.

   All ciphertexts look alike; that's how you know they're in code.

Antonyms

• plain text

Derived terms

• chosen-ciphertext attack
• ciphertext-only attack

Translations

encoded text

Finnish: salakirjoitus (fi), salakirjoitusviesti, salateksti (cryptography) Icelandic: dulritaður texti m, dulrit n Italian: testo cifrato m Polish: szyfrogram (pl) m Russian: шифро́вка (ru) f (šifróvka)