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Glossary of Data Communications Terms
Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.
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Term:
cipher
Definition:
an algorithm for disguising information according to a
logical principle by working within the elements of
whatever alphabet is in use, such as by shift substitution
of the letters of the alphabet by other letters a certain
number of places toward the beginning or end of the
alphabet. Not to be confused with a code.
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