keying sequence
noun Cryptography.
a sequence made up of letters or numbers that can encode or decode a polyalphabetic substitution cipher one letter at a time.
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Origin of keying sequence
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby keying sequence
keyed, keyes technique, keyhole, keyhole saw, keyhole surgery, keying sequence, keyless, keylock, keylogger, keylogging, keyman
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