cipher

cipher
noun
1) (code, secret writing) Chiffre, die; Geheimschrift, die

in cipher — chiffriert

2) (symbol for zero) [Ziffer] Null, die
3) (fig.): (nonentity) Nummer, die
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noun
(secret writing; a code: The message was written in cipher.) die Chiffre
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ci·pher
[ˈsaɪfəʳ, AM -ɚ]
n
1. (secret code) [Geheim]code m; (in writing) Geheimschrift f; (sign) Chiffre f
in \cipher chiffriert
2. (unimportant person) Null f fam; (unimportant thing) Nichts nt; (person used as a pawn) Marionette f
3. AM (zero) Null f
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['saɪfə(r)]
1. n
1) (= Arabic numeral) Ziffer f, Zahl f
2) (= zero) Null f
3) (= nonentity) Niemand m no pl
4) (= code) Chiffre f, Code m, Kode m

in cipher — chiffriert

5) (= monogram) Monogramm nt, Namenszeichen nt
2. vt
(= encode) verschlüsseln, chiffrieren
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cipher [ˈsaıfə(r)]
A s
1. MATH Null f (Ziffer)
2. (arabische) Ziffer, Zahl f
3. fig
a) Null f (unbedeutende Person):
I’m a mere cipher in this department ich bin in dieser Abteilung nur eine Nummer
b) Nichts n (unbedeutende Sache)
4. a) Chiffre f, Geheimschrift f:
in cipher chiffriert
b) chiffrierter Text
c) Schlüssel m (zu einer Geheimschrift)
5. Monogramm n
B v/i rechnen
C v/t
1. chiffrieren, verschlüsseln
2. cipher out
a) be-, ausrechnen,
b) entziffern, dechiffrieren,
c) US umg ausknobeln, austüfteln
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noun
1) (code, secret writing) Chiffre, die; Geheimschrift, die

in cipher — chiffriert

2) (symbol for zero) [Ziffer] Null, die
3) (fig.): (nonentity) Nummer, die
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n.
Chiffre -s f. v.
verschlüsseln v.

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