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  1. Cipher vs. Cypher - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 25, 2014 · Even so, cypher is still considered a valid variant of cipher in many orthographic circles today. Cypher is most popular in England, where it first emerged. Additionally, this …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. single word requests - What would you call a person who doesn't …

    Nov 6, 2018 · What would you call a person who would always response with 'I don't know' when thinking about their likes, favourite things, or their future (like plans for the next day or what …

  5. What is the origin of "prepone" in Indian English?

    Oct 25, 2018 · As Merriam-Webster notes, to prepone meaning “ to move to an earlier time ” is widely used by India's English speakers, but largely unheard outside the subcontinent. …

  6. Cipher vs Cypher - British English vs American English

    Jun 4, 2016 · 2 This isn't strictly an "answer", but I thought you would be interested to see this pot-pourri of spellings of cipher/cypher from the 16th century onwards. It is from sense 5 of the …

  7. What is the semantic difference between "encipher" and "encrypt"?

    Jan 27, 2010 · Cypher A system of writing that prevents most people from understanding the message. A cypher, is secret writing, a symbol or code, that means something other than its …