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Recent Examples of encipher
Photo: Mark Richards Code Maker: One of Spicer’s favorite artifacts is this World War II German enciphering machine, called the Enigma.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2011
The digitized voice and key were enciphered by modulo six addition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2019
To protect sensitive communications traveling along public pathways, the senders enciphered—or encrypted—their words, often using machines that could replace each letter with a new letter.
—Liza Mundy, Time, 10 Oct. 2017
IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2011
The digitized voice and key were enciphered by modulo six addition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2019
To protect sensitive communications traveling along public pathways, the senders enciphered—or encrypted—their words, often using machines that could replace each letter with a new letter.
—Liza Mundy, Time, 10 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encipher
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All data is encrypted to protect patients' privacy.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Advanced Encryption Protocols Ensure that your firm thoroughly encrypts its confidential and client data so that anyone who wrongfully accesses it cannot make sense of it without the proper key.—
Chad Sands,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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And Moderna in September 2024 launched an efficacy trial in adults of a vaccine that uses messenger RNAs encoding VP1s from multiple variants (although not GII.17).—
ByJon Cohen,
science.org,
13 Jan. 2025
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Chief Kingdom Birds love is encoded in Philly's DNA, and this team is easy to get behind.—
Ross Terrell,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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That's a known computer coding quirk that wasn't fixed because of the cost.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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OpenAI's o1 large language model (LLM) is performing well in the coding tests that are typically administered to candidates for engineering and product jobs at tech companies, according to recent research released by the company.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Encipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encipher. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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