# block size

> length of bit string processed by a cipher function

**Wikidata**: [Q1053357](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1053357)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_size_(cryptography))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/block-size


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)