| 释义 |
cipher (sometimes cypher) /sīˈfər/ noun- A secret code
- An interweaving of the initials of a name
- Any person or thing of little value, a nonentity
- Any of the Arabic numerals
- Formerly, the character 0 (mathematics)
- In an organ, continuous sounding of a note not played, due to a mechanical defect
intransitive verb- To work at arithmetic
- Of an organ, to sound a note continuously when it is not played
transitive verb- To write in cipher
- To calculate
- To decipher (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: OFr cyfre, Fr chiffre, from Ar sifr zero, empty cīˈphering noun cipher key noun A key to a cipher or piece of secret writing |