cipher
gb/sˈaɪfɚ/ us/sˈaɪfɚ/
B2
Englanti
rejtjel, titkosírás, rejtjeles üzenet, titkosító algoritmus, rejtjelező algoritmus, jelentéktelen figura, üres figura, cypher, freestyle kör, rejtjelez, titkosít, nulla
SUBSTANTIIVI
B2
1
rejtjel
B2
titkosírás
B2
Käyttömalli:
a cipher; use [a] cipher; write [something] in cipher
The spies used a simple cipher to send messages over the radio.
A kémek egy egyszerű rejtjelet használtak, hogy rádión üzenjenek.
The cipher replaced each letter with the one three places later in the alphabet.
Ez a rejtjel minden betűt az ábécében utána következő harmadik betűvel helyettesített.
Without the key, the cipher was very hard to break.
Oppijaesimerkit
We made a cipher for our secret club.
Készítettünk egy rejtjelet a titkos klubunk számára.
This cipher changes A to D.
Ez a rejtjel az A betűt D-re cseréli.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Do not confuse cipher with decipher: decipher means to read or solve a cipher.
Merkitys
secret code system
Kollokaatiot
secret cipher
|simple cipher
|complex cipher
|substitution cipher
|cipher key
|break a cipher
|crack a cipher
|solve a cipher
|use a cipher
|write in cipher
Synonyymit
code (broader and more common in everyday English)
|
cryptosystem (more technical and usually used in modern cryptography)
Antonyymit
plain language (ordinary understandable language, not secret writing)
|
plaintext (the readable original text before encryption)
Teemat
communication
|secrecy
|language
|puzzles
Määritelmä
A secret code used to hide the meaning of a message.
A system of secret writing that changes letters, numbers, or words so that only someone with the method or key can read the message.
SUBSTANTIIVI
B2
2
rejtjel
B2
Käyttömalli:
solve [a] cipher; [a] cipher says [something]
The treasure map had a cipher at the bottom.
A kincses térkép alján egy rejtjeles üzenet volt.
She solved the cipher and discovered the hidden password.
Megfejtette a rejtjeles üzenetet, és felfedezte az elrejtett jelszót.
A strange cipher was carved into the stone wall.
Oppijaesimerkit
Can you solve this cipher?
Meg tudod fejteni ezt a rejtjelet?
The cipher says, “Open the door.”
A rejtjeles üzenet azt mondja: „Nyisd ki az ajtót.”
Tyypillinen virhe:
Cipher can mean either the secret-code system or the coded message itself; context decides.
Merkitys
coded message or puzzle
Kollokaatiot
solve a cipher
|decode a cipher
|hidden cipher
|mysterious cipher
|cipher puzzle
|cipher on a map
|cipher in a notebook
Synonyymit
cryptogram (often a puzzle or short text written in code)
|
coded message (clearer and less technical)
Antonyymit
plaintext (a message in its readable, uncoded form)
Teemat
puzzles
|communication
|secrecy
Määritelmä
A hidden message that you must solve to read.
A message, text, or puzzle written using a secret code.
SUBSTANTIIVI
C1
TECHNICAL
3
Käyttömalli:
[type] cipher; [software/system] uses [a] cipher
The security library supports several modern ciphers.
A biztonsági könyvtár több modern titkosító algoritmust támogat.
A weak cipher can leave stored data exposed to attackers.
Egy gyenge titkosító algoritmus miatt a tárolt adatok hozzáférhetővé válhatnak a támadók számára.
Modern ciphers are designed to resist known methods of attack.
Oppijaesimerkit
This program uses a strong cipher.
Ez a program erős titkosító algoritmust használ.
Old ciphers may not be safe today.
A régi titkosító algoritmusok ma már nem biztos, hogy biztonságosak.
Tyypillinen virhe:
A cipher is not the same as a password or key; the key is used with the cipher.
Merkitys
encryption algorithm
Kollokaatiot
modern cipher
|strong cipher
|weak cipher
|symmetric cipher
|block cipher
|stream cipher
|cipher algorithm
|cipher implementation
|cipher mode
|encryption cipher
Synonyymit
encryption algorithm (more explicit and common in general technical explanation)
|
cryptographic algorithm (broader; can include algorithms not used directly for encryption)
Teemat
cybersecurity
|computing
|technology
|cryptography
Määritelmä
In computer security, a cipher is the method that turns readable data into protected data and back again.
An algorithm used to encrypt and decrypt digital information, especially in computer security.
SUBSTANTIIVI
C2
FORMAL
4
Käyttömalli:
[someone/something] is [a] cipher; [a] mere cipher
To many voters, the new minister seemed like a cipher with no clear views of her own.
Sok választó szemében az új miniszter jelentéktelen figurának tűnt, akinek nem voltak saját, világos nézetei.
In the novel, the husband is almost a cipher, present but emotionally blank.
A regényben a férj szinte csak egy üres figura: jelen van, de érzelmileg üres.
The committee treated the local residents as ciphers rather than as people with real concerns.
Oppijaesimerkit
He felt like a cipher in the huge company.
Úgy érezte, csak egy jelentéktelen figura a hatalmas cégnél.
She was not a cipher; she had real power.
Nem volt jelentéktelen figura; valódi hatalma volt.
Tyypillinen virhe:
This sense is formal and dismissive; in everyday speech, people usually say nobody or nonentity.
Merkitys
unimportant person or thing
Kollokaatiot
mere cipher
|political cipher
|social cipher
|remain a cipher
|seem like a cipher
|treated as a cipher
Synonyymit
nonentity (strongly suggests someone has no importance)
|
nobody (informal and more direct)
|
figurehead (has a title or visible role but little real power)
Antonyymit
somebody (informal word for an important or influential person)
|
power broker (someone with real influence behind decisions)
Teemat
society
|politics
|people
|evaluation
Määritelmä
A person or thing that seems unimportant or has no real influence.
A person, organization, or thing that seems to have no real power, importance, or individuality.
SUBSTANTIIVI
C1
SLANG
5
cypher
C1
Käyttömalli:
a cipher; join [a] cipher; perform in [a] cipher
Local rappers joined the cipher and traded freestyle verses.
A helyi rapperek beálltak a cypherbe, és freestyle sorokkal felelgettek egymásnak.
The dancers formed a cipher in the middle of the room.
A táncosok a szoba közepén cyphert alakítottak.
The video shows a late-night cipher outside the club.
Oppijaesimerkit
They formed a rap cipher.
Egy rap cyphert alkottak.
She danced in the cipher.
A cypherben táncolt.
Tyypillinen virhe:
This sense is often spelled cypher, especially in hip-hop contexts.
Merkitys
freestyle performance circle
Kollokaatiot
rap cipher
|freestyle cipher
|hip-hop cipher
|dance cipher
|join a cipher
|form a cipher
|perform in a cipher
|cipher circle
Synonyymit
cypher (more common spelling for this hip-hop sense)
|
freestyle circle (clear descriptive phrase, less established as a term)
Teemat
music
|hip_hop
|dance
|performance
Määritelmä
A circle where hip-hop performers take turns rapping, beatboxing, or dancing.
An informal circle or gathering in which rappers, beatboxers, or dancers take turns performing, especially freestyle.
VERBI
C2
TECHNICAL
6
Käyttömalli:
cipher [a message/text]; cipher [something] with [a key]
The instructions explain how to cipher a message by shifting each letter three places.
Az útmutató elmagyarázza, hogyan lehet egy üzenetet úgy rejtjelezni, hogy minden betűt három hellyel eltolunk.
Before sending the report, the operator ciphered the text with a daily key.
Mielőtt elküldte a jelentést, a kezelő napi kulccsal rejtjelezte a szöveget.
The classroom tool can cipher short messages and then decode them again.
Oppijaesimerkit
They ciphered the note before sending it.
A cetlit elküldés előtt rejtjelezték.
Can you cipher this message?
Tudod rejtjelezni ezt az üzenetet?
Tyypillinen virhe:
The verb cipher is uncommon in modern English; encrypt, encode, or encipher is usually more natural.
Merkitys
encode in secret code
Kollokaatiot
cipher a message
|cipher the text
|cipher a note
|cipher with a key
|cipher and decipher
Synonyymit
encrypt (more common for digital data)
|
encode (broader; does not always mean secret)
|
encipher (more precise but also formal or technical)
Antonyymit
decipher (to read or solve a coded message)
|
decrypt (to convert encrypted digital data back into readable form)
Teemat
communication
|secrecy
|cybersecurity
|writing
Määritelmä
To change a message into a secret code.
To write or convert a message into a cipher; to encrypt or encode it.
SUBSTANTIIVI
C2
ARCHAIC
7
nulla
A1
Käyttömalli:
a cipher; a row of ciphers
Some eighteenth-century arithmetic books call zero a cipher.
Néhány 18. századi számtankönyv a nullát „cipher”-nek nevezi.
The ledger showed a one followed by three ciphers.
A főkönyvben egy egyes után három nulla állt.
In this old text, cipher simply means the numeral 0.
Oppijaesimerkit
In old books, cipher can mean zero.
Régi könyvekben a cipher jelentheti a nullát.
Tyypillinen virhe:
In modern English, say zero, not cipher, unless you are discussing older or literary usage.
Merkitys
zero numeral
Kollokaatiot
a row of ciphers
|a cipher after a number
|nought and cipher
Synonyymit
zero (the normal modern word)
|
nought (chiefly British or old-fashioned in many contexts)
Antonyymit
nonzero number (any number other than zero)
Teemat
numbers
|mathematics
|history
Määritelmä
In old-fashioned English, cipher can mean zero.
The numeral 0; a zero.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
cipher
IPA
GB/sˈaɪfɚ/
US/sˈaɪfɚ/
Tavut ja painotus
cipher (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (cipher)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: cipher
- Plural: cipher, ciphers
Verb
- Base: cipher
- 3rd Person Singular: ciphers
- Present Participle: ciphering
- Past: ciphered
Ilmaukset
block cipher
1/blˈɑk sˈaɪfɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
fixed-block encryption cipher
A method that encrypts chunks of data of a fixed size.
Esimerkit
- AES is a widely used block cipher.
- A block cipher needs a mode of operation to handle messages longer than one block.
- The system used a block cipher to encrypt stored records.
Oppijaesimerkit
- AES is a block cipher.
- A block cipher works on blocks of data.
caesar cipher
1/sˈizɚ sˈaɪfɚ/
fixed phrase
simple letter-shift cipher
A simple code that shifts every letter by the same number of places.
Esimerkit
- Students often learn the Caesar cipher by shifting each letter three places.
- A Caesar cipher is easy to break because there are only a few possible shifts.
- The puzzle used a Caesar cipher, so B stood for E.
Oppijaesimerkit
- We used a Caesar cipher in class.
- In this Caesar cipher, A becomes D.
cipher key
1/sˈaɪfɚ kˈi/
fixed phrase
key for a cipher
The information you need to make or read a coded message.
Esimerkit
- The detective found the cipher key hidden inside the diary.
- Without the cipher key, the coded letter made no sense.
- The escape-room team needed a cipher key to read the final clue.
Oppijaesimerkit
- We need the cipher key to read this note.
- The cipher key says 1 means A.
cipher suite
1/sˈaɪfɚ swˈit/
fixed phrase
technical
set of security algorithms
A group of security methods that a browser and server agree to use.
Esimerkit
- The server was configured to reject outdated cipher suites.
- During the handshake, the browser and server choose a compatible cipher suite.
- Security auditors recommended disabling several weak cipher suites.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The server supports modern cipher suites.
- Old cipher suites can be unsafe.
ciphertext
1/sˈaɪfɚtˌɛkst/
fixed phrase
technical
encrypted text or data
Data that has been changed into unreadable encrypted form.
Esimerkit
- The program converts the password into ciphertext before storing it.
- Anyone who intercepted the file would see only ciphertext.
- The attacker had the ciphertext but not the key needed to decrypt it.
Oppijaesimerkit
- Ciphertext is not easy to read.
- The app turns the message into ciphertext.
in cipher
1/ˈɪn sˈaɪfɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
written in code
Written in a secret code.
Esimerkit
- The letter was written in cipher and could not be read without the key.
- Several pages of the diary were in cipher.
- The ambassador sent the warning in cipher.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The note is in cipher.
- They wrote the message in cipher.
stream cipher
1/stɹˈim sˈaɪfɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
continuous-data encryption cipher
A method that encrypts data continuously instead of in fixed blocks.
Esimerkit
- A stream cipher can be efficient for real-time communication.
- The protocol once relied on a stream cipher that is now considered weak.
- Unlike a block cipher, a stream cipher processes data continuously.
Oppijaesimerkit
- A stream cipher works on a flow of data.
- Some stream ciphers are very fast.
substitution cipher
1/sˌʌbstɪtˈuʃən sˈaɪfɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
code using symbol replacement
A simple code where each letter or group of letters in a message is always changed into another letter or group of letters.
Esimerkit
- The Caesar cipher is a basic substitution cipher.
- In a substitution cipher, frequency analysis can help break the code.
- The puzzle used a simple substitution cipher to hide the message.
substitution cipher
1/sˌʌbstɪtˈuʃən sˈaɪfɚ/
fixed phrase
replacement-based cipher
A code that hides a message by replacing each letter or symbol with another one.
Esimerkit
- The newspaper puzzle was a substitution cipher with a different symbol for every letter.
- Frequency analysis can help solve a simple substitution cipher.
- She created a substitution cipher for the escape-room clue.
Oppijaesimerkit
- This substitution cipher uses numbers for letters.
- We solved the substitution cipher together.