cyphers

Hidden message systems

Cyphers is the plural of cypher, a less common spelling of cipher.

A cypher is a code or system for encoding messages, a person of no importance (a mere cypher), or the numeral zero.

In hip-hop, a cypher is an informal gathering where rappers take turns freestyling in a circle: We had a cypher going in the parking lot after the show.

cryptography

code

Symbolic communication system

algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
keyLock-opening device
plaintextUnencoded readable information

ciphertext · cryptanalysis · substitution · transposition · Caesar · Enigma · Bletchley · encode · decode · secret

mystery

enigma

Something hard to fathom

puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
riddlePuzzling question to solve
conundrumPerplexing problem or question

unknown · intrigue · secret · hidden · obscure · esoteric · arcane · indecipherable · cryptic · inscrutable

zero

null

Absence indicator in code

nothingNot any thing
naughtNothing at all
nilNothing whatsoever

void · empty · placeholder · numeral · digit · Arabic · insignificance · nonentity · nobody · worthless

hiphop

freestyle

Without prescribed technique

rapQuick sharp blow
battleArmed military engagement
verseMetered poetic passage

flow · rhyme · improvisation · beatbox · MCing · wordplay · punchline · bars · session · circle

symbol

monogram

Interlaced personal initials

insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
characterNature, symbol, or role
glyphVisual form of character

letter · initial · engraving · inscription · marking · emblem · device · motif

cyphers

code

enigma

null

freestyle

monogram

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