encipher

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Recent Examples of encipher 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
Verb
  • Federal agencies are required to start encrypting emails and other internal messages.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
  • According to Gupta, data should be encrypted in transit and at rest to ensure access is not allowed, even in the event of interception.
    William Jones, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Today, Asimov Press debuted an anthology of biotechnology essays and science fiction stories encoded in strands of DNA.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
  • All of this was made possible by a unique new method researchers developed for encoding natural touch sensations.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Huang spent much the keynote on Nvidia’s development of agentic models that can perform tasks like coding and chat support.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
  • He’s had a growing interest in coding after taking a technology class at his school.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Encipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encipher. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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