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cipher

noun
  1. a message written in a secret code
    “I could not decode the cipher that was sent to me.”
  2. a secret method of writing
    “I taught my allies the cipher.”
    cryptograph
  3. a person of no influence
    “At work, I'm just a cipher.”
    nobodynonentity
  4. a quantity of no importance
    nothing
  5. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
    “Zero is an example of a cipher.”
    zero
verb
  1. to make a mathematical calculation or computation
    “I ciphered the result quite easily.”
    figure
  2. to convert ordinary language into code
    “I ciphered the message so my enemies could not read my plans.”
    codeinscribeencipherencryptwrite in code