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ciphertext

[ sahy-fer-tekst ]

noun

  1. the encoded version of a message or other text; cryptogram.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ciphertext1

First recorded in 1935–40; cipher + text

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Example Sentences

And finally there's the key: secret stuff you feed into the cipher along with the cleartext to make ciphertext.

For a normal Internet surfer, a session online is probably about 95 percent cleartext, five percent ciphertext.

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