ciphertext

English

Etymology

From cipher +‎ text.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪfəˌtɛkst/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪfɚˌtɛkst/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

ciphertext (countable and uncountable, plural ciphertexts)

1. Encoded or encrypted text.

   All ciphertexts look alike; that's how you know they're in code.

Antonyms

• plain text

Derived terms

• chosen-ciphertext attack
• ciphertext-only attack
• known-ciphertext attack

Translations

encoded text

• Finnish: salakirjoitus (fi), salakirjoitusviesti, salateksti (cryptography)
• German: Geheimtext (de) m
• Icelandic: dulritaður texti m, dulrit n
• Italian: testo cifrato m
• Polish: szyfrogram (pl) m
• Russian: шифро́вка (ru) f (šifróvka)