transposition cipher
noun Cryptography.
a cipher that rearranges the letters of the plain text in a different sequence.
Nearby words
transposase, transpose, transposed conjugate, transposing instrument, transposition, transposition cipher, transposition of great vessels, transposon, transputer, transpyloric plane, transracial
Compare substitution cipher.
Origin of transposition cipher
First recorded in 1935–40
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