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Recent Examples of encipher
Photo: Mark Richards Code Maker: One of Spicer’s favorite artifacts is this World War II German enciphering machine, called the Enigma.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2011
The digitized voice and key were enciphered by modulo six addition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2019
To protect sensitive communications traveling along public pathways, the senders enciphered—or encrypted—their words, often using machines that could replace each letter with a new letter.
—Liza Mundy, Time, 10 Oct. 2017
IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2011
The digitized voice and key were enciphered by modulo six addition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2019
To protect sensitive communications traveling along public pathways, the senders enciphered—or encrypted—their words, often using machines that could replace each letter with a new letter.
—Liza Mundy, Time, 10 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encipher
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Implement encrypted, privacy-preserving designs that protect biometric data and maintain regulatory compliance.—
Michael Engle,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ransomware Protection Webroot's journal and rollback system should even roll back the effects of encrypting ransomware.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
4 Mar. 2025
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The more detailed description is that the Quick Response code, that’s what QR stands for, developed in 1994 for the Japanese automotive industry, is a method of encoding information in both horizontal and vertical directions.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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And a third rule encodes how a subset of polyps can construct branches that jut out laterally from the rest of the coral.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many think automation means hiring a team or learning to code.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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For example, OpenAI's o1 series models reportedly performed well in science, coding, and math tests, with results similar to human PhD students on challenging tasks.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Encipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encipher. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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