Cipher
Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪfər/
Cipher (noun)
- A way of writing messages so only certain people can read them.
- The number zero, often used to mean nothing or no value.
- A person who is not important or has no influence.
Examples
- The message was written in a complex cipher.
- They used a cipher to protect the information.
Common collocations: decode a cipher, encrypt with a cipher, complex cipher, amount to a cipher, treated as a cipher