encipher

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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. 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
Verb
  • This doesn’t typically apply to dedicated password manager extensions, which encrypt your data independently and don’t rely on browser storage.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Recall does require your local disk to be encrypted with Device Encryption/BitLocker.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Spend 10-15 seconds savoring each of the positive aspects of the experience so it can be encoded into your nervous system.
    Katy Bowman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Only in such a number could Moore encode the data of an infinitely long Turing tape.
    Charlie Wood, Wired News, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Code security tools and coding assistants like Snyk, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor have made huge leaps in shifting development left.
    Ken Ringdahl, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • If your teen really likes Minecraft, for example, consider introducing him to architecture or coding.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Encipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encipher. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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