cipher
gb/sˈaɪfɚ/ us/sˈaɪfɚ/
B2
Anglų
rejtjel, titkosírás, rejtjeles üzenet, titkosító algoritmus, rejtjelező algoritmus, jelentéktelen figura, üres figura, cypher, freestyle kör, rejtjelez, titkosít, nulla
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
1
rejtjel
B2
titkosírás
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Do not confuse cipher with decipher: decipher means to read or solve a cipher.
Reikšmė
secret code system
Kolokacijos
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
Sinonimai
code (broader and more common in everyday English)
|
cryptosystem (more technical and usually used in modern cryptography)
Antonimai
plain language (ordinary understandable language, not secret writing)
|
plaintext (the readable original text before encryption)
Temos
communication
|secrecy
|language
|puzzles
Apibrėžimas
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.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
2
rejtjel
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.”
Dažna klaida:
Cipher can mean either the secret-code system or the coded message itself; context decides.
Reikšmė
coded message or puzzle
Kolokacijos
solve a cipher
|decode a cipher
|hidden cipher
|mysterious cipher
|cipher puzzle
|cipher on a map
|cipher in a notebook
Sinonimai
cryptogram (often a puzzle or short text written in code)
|
coded message (clearer and less technical)
Antonimai
plaintext (a message in its readable, uncoded form)
Temos
puzzles
|communication
|secrecy
Apibrėžimas
A hidden message that you must solve to read.
A message, text, or puzzle written using a secret code.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C1
TECHNICAL
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
A cipher is not the same as a password or key; the key is used with the cipher.
Reikšmė
encryption algorithm
Kolokacijos
modern cipher
|strong cipher
|weak cipher
|symmetric cipher
|block cipher
|stream cipher
|cipher algorithm
|cipher implementation
|cipher mode
|encryption cipher
Sinonimai
encryption algorithm (more explicit and common in general technical explanation)
|
cryptographic algorithm (broader; can include algorithms not used directly for encryption)
Temos
cybersecurity
|computing
|technology
|cryptography
Apibrėžimas
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.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C2
FORMAL
4
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
This sense is formal and dismissive; in everyday speech, people usually say nobody or nonentity.
Reikšmė
unimportant person or thing
Kolokacijos
mere cipher
|political cipher
|social cipher
|remain a cipher
|seem like a cipher
|treated as a cipher
Sinonimai
nonentity (strongly suggests someone has no importance)
|
nobody (informal and more direct)
|
figurehead (has a title or visible role but little real power)
Antonimai
somebody (informal word for an important or influential person)
|
power broker (someone with real influence behind decisions)
Temos
society
|politics
|people
|evaluation
Apibrėžimas
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.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C1
SLANG
5
cypher
C1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
They formed a rap cipher.
Egy rap cyphert alkottak.
She danced in the cipher.
A cypherben táncolt.
Dažna klaida:
This sense is often spelled cypher, especially in hip-hop contexts.
Reikšmė
freestyle performance circle
Kolokacijos
rap cipher
|freestyle cipher
|hip-hop cipher
|dance cipher
|join a cipher
|form a cipher
|perform in a cipher
|cipher circle
Sinonimai
cypher (more common spelling for this hip-hop sense)
|
freestyle circle (clear descriptive phrase, less established as a term)
Temos
music
|hip_hop
|dance
|performance
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
C2
TECHNICAL
6
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
They ciphered the note before sending it.
A cetlit elküldés előtt rejtjelezték.
Can you cipher this message?
Tudod rejtjelezni ezt az üzenetet?
Dažna klaida:
The verb cipher is uncommon in modern English; encrypt, encode, or encipher is usually more natural.
Reikšmė
encode in secret code
Kolokacijos
cipher a message
|cipher the text
|cipher a note
|cipher with a key
|cipher and decipher
Sinonimai
encrypt (more common for digital data)
|
encode (broader; does not always mean secret)
|
encipher (more precise but also formal or technical)
Antonimai
decipher (to read or solve a coded message)
|
decrypt (to convert encrypted digital data back into readable form)
Temos
communication
|secrecy
|cybersecurity
|writing
Apibrėžimas
To change a message into a secret code.
To write or convert a message into a cipher; to encrypt or encode it.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C2
ARCHAIC
7
nulla
A1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
In old books, cipher can mean zero.
Régi könyvekben a cipher jelentheti a nullát.
Dažna klaida:
In modern English, say zero, not cipher, unless you are discussing older or literary usage.
Reikšmė
zero numeral
Kolokacijos
a row of ciphers
|a cipher after a number
|nought and cipher
Sinonimai
zero (the normal modern word)
|
nought (chiefly British or old-fashioned in many contexts)
Antonimai
nonzero number (any number other than zero)
Temos
numbers
|mathematics
|history
Apibrėžimas
In old-fashioned English, cipher can mean zero.
The numeral 0; a zero.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
cipher
IPA
GB/sˈaɪfɚ/
US/sˈaɪfɚ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
cipher (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (cipher)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: cipher
- Plural: cipher, ciphers
Verb
- Base: cipher
- 3rd Person Singular: ciphers
- Present Participle: ciphering
- Past: ciphered
Posakiai
block cipher
1/blˈɑk sˈaɪfɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
fixed-block encryption cipher
A method that encrypts chunks of data of a fixed size.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- This substitution cipher uses numbers for letters.
- We solved the substitution cipher together.