cipher

Summary

cipher ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• cipher is a type of algorithm^[2].
• cipher is a type of codec^[3].
• cipher is a type of code^[4].
• cipher is used for decryption^[5].
• cipher is used for encryption^[6].
• cipher's Commons category is recorded as Ciphers^[7].
• cipher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Classical ciphers^[8].
• cipher's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• cipher's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• cipher's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• cipher's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• cipher's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[13].
• cipher's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• cipher's different from is recorded as Cipher^[15].
• cipher's different from is recorded as encode^[16].
• cipher's properties for this type is recorded as P287^[17].
• cipher's properties for this type is recorded as P577^[18].
• cipher's properties for this type is recorded as P144^[19].
• cipher's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include algorithm^[2], codec^[3], and code^[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include decryption^[5] and encryption^[6].

Influence

Things named for cipher include Bill Cipher^[21], an animated character^[22].

Why It Matters

cipher ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month).^[1] cipher has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] cipher is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for cipher include Bill Cipher^[21], an animated character^[22].