
What is the semantic difference between "encipher" and "encrypt"?
Jan 27, 2010 · For example, I would encipher a piece of data by decrypting that data with cipher X. I would also decipher a piece of data by decrypting that data with cipher X. (This is possible …
Cipher vs. Cypher - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 25, 2014 · The Oxford Dictionary gives both cipher and cypher in that order. The preference for cipher over cypher seems to be a little greater in American English than in British English. …
terminology - What is a tool that encrypts data called? - English ...
Oct 8, 2013 · 0 Enigma was a cipher machine. Since yours is made of software, it's be a virtual cipher machine. Cipher engine and Ciphering engine are also used, and may be more …
A word that means to both encrypt and decrypt [duplicate]
Jan 22, 2015 · To cipher or encipherment. In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption —a series of well-defined steps that can be followed as a …
"not found" or "is not found" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jul 3, 2012 · Not to mention that such issues may gradually increase, for example, a message which is sent over network would require to transfer more information/data to each …
1st hour, 2nd hour, 3rd hour... But how to say "zero"-th hour?
Using the cipher (0) as an interval indicator is rare and confusing. Hour 1 = t=0-1, hour 2 (the second hour) = t = 1-2 etc (ignoring the interval-boundary–naming problem), but hour 0 is …
Origin of "sleep like a baby" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Oct 1, 2013 · I believe that many, or in fact, most of you have heard the phrase "sleep like a baby". But actually, where does the phrase originate from? Personally, I don't think using baby …
siphon vs. syphon - any reason to prefer one over the other?
Siphon is the common and preferred form My very big dictionary (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition) contains no distinct entry for syphon. The …
Is there a word/phrase for "unperformant"?
Security experts might think your password hash algorithm is too fast. Cryptology developers might think your cipher is weak. Developers trying to scale their work across …
Is "pseudo" strictly negative? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Dec 15, 2015 · @Hot Licks: Even in the maths context, pseudorandom can have negative connotations (encryption techniques based on pseudorandom number generation are …