monoalphabetic substitution

noun

mono·​alphabetic substitution
: substitution in cryptography that uses a single substitution alphabet so that each plaintext letter always has the same cipher equivalent compare polyalphabetic

Word History

Etymology

mon- + alphabetic

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“Monoalphabetic substitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monoalphabetic%20substitution. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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