transposition cipher

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noun Cryptography.

a cipher that rearranges the letters of the plain text in a different sequence.

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Origin of transposition cipher

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby transposition cipher

transposal, transposase, transpose, transposing instrument, transposition, transposition cipher, transposition of great vessels, transposon, transputer, transpyloric plane, transracial

How to use transposition cipher in a sentence

Being something of a political cipher may have helped Revels rise to prominence.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He is a cipher who has reduced his own party to near-cipher status.
Modi Crushes Gandhi in India’s Election Landslide|Tunku Varadarajan|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Scientists profusely apologized when I left the table at which they had their Cipher.
Word Is Bond: An Ex-Con Explains the 5 Percenters|Daniel Genis|April 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But what of all those people watching at home, waiting for Ann to explain the cipher that is Mittens?
Ann Romney: Mitt’s Secret Weapon Sputters|Michelle Cottle|August 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

How else to explain the astounding fact that this cynical cipher is now more or less neck and neck with Obama in the polls?
Blood for Sale? Reagan’s Pagan Cult|Lee Siegel|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The figure value of “sew,” therefore equals or is represented by a cipher .
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
A will may be found, or my uncle's marriage proved; in either case, I sink back into the cipher I was before.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
In those old days when I was thrown much with this man, he had shown me a curious cipher and taught me how to use it.
The Mayor's Wife|Anna Katherine Green
Wherever references of this kind do occur, they as often assume the shape of some amusing transposition.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
The necessity for this insertion shows that Westphal's transposition is not in itself an easy one.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro