Codes and Codification
alphanumeric adjective
using letters and numbers.
break verb
if someone breaks a code a
secret way of writing , they learn how to understand it.
cipher noun
a secret system of writing, used for sending messages so that no one can
understand them unless they know the system.
code noun
a system of words, numbers, or signs used for sending secret messages. To
put a message into code is to encode it, and to translate it back from
code is to decode it.
code noun
a set of numbers or letters that gives information about something, for
example by showing what it is or when it was made.
code verb
to mark something with a code that gives information about it.
code verb
to mark something with a code instead of a name, so that people do not know
what it is.
code verb
to put a message in code so that it is secret.
coded adjective
marked with letters or numbers that give information.
coded adjective
marked with numbers or letters instead of a name.
coded adjective
written using a secret system of words or signs.
code name noun
a name for someone or something that you use when you want to keep their
real name secret.
cryptogram noun
a secret message written in code.
cryptography noun
computing the use of codes
to put information on a website into a form that can only be read by
users with permission.
cypher
another spelling of cipher.
dash noun
a long signal used for sending messages in morse
code . Short signals are called dots.
decipher verb
to succeed in understanding the meaning of something written in a secret
system of letters or symbols called a code.
decode verb
to succeed in understanding the meaning of a message written in code.
decode verb
to change digital electronic
signals into a picture and sound on your television.
decrypt verb
to change information that was in a code
that could not be read or understood into a form that can be read and
understood.
dot noun
a short flash of light or sound used in morse
code a system for sending messages, used especially in the past . A long
flash or sound is called a dash.
encode verb
to put secret information into code a
system of words, numbers, or symbols that hides its real meaning.
encrypt verb
to put information into code a
system of words, numbers, or symbols that hides its real meaning.
mark-up language noun
computing a system of instructions that are added to documents
in the form of codes to tell a
computer how to print or organize the information.
Morse code noun
a system of sending messages using signals of sound or light that represent
the letters of the alphabet.
private key
cryptography noun
business, computing a way of keeping Internet
messages secret in which a single key letter or number changes the message into
code and back again.
semaphore noun
a system for sending messages in which you hold two flags in various
positions to represent different letters and numbers.
shorthand noun
a quick way of writing that uses symbols to represent letters, words, or
phrases, used especially when you write what someone is saying as they are
talking.
unscramble verb
to change a signal or message that has been sent in code into a form that you can understand.
encryption noun
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