Ciphering
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ciphering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of cipher.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of cipher.
More Meanings
- (music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
- (archaic) A calculation or computation.
Word Forms
- cipherings
Synonyms for ciphering
Depending on context, synonyms include calculus, reckoning.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cypher, cryptograph, encipher, encrypt, encode, code.
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