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noun
- (countable, cryptography) A four-square cipher.
- (uncountable) Alternative form of four square.
- (countable, architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
adj
adv
noun
- (cryptography) Initialism of cryptographic module.
- (engineering, uncountable) Initialism of configuration management.
- (Japan) Initialism of commercial message (“commercial video ad”).
- (chess) Initialism of Candidate Master.
- (India, Pakistan) Initialism of chief minister.
- (ring theory) Initialism of Cohen-Macaulay.
- (astronautics) Initialism of command module.
- (Canada) A member of the Order of Canada.
- (military) Initialism of cruise missile.
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verb
- (cryptography) To increase the security of an iterated block cipher by steps that combine the data with portions of the key.
- (ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
- (statistics) To normalize data so that the covariance matrix becomes the identity matrix; i.e., to remove correlations so each variable has unit variance.
- turn white
noun
- (cryptography) An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
- A slight adjustment or modification.
- A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
- Trouble; distress; tweag.
- (slang) Methamphetamine.
- (slang) A single inhalation of cocaine.
- a squeeze with the fingers
verb
- (intransitive, slang, by extension) To be extremely confused; to have no clue what is happening.
- (transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
- (transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).
- (intransitive, US, slang) To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse.
- (military, weaponry, uncommon) From a catapult, to strike a target with a missile.
- (transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
- pull or pull out sharply
- pinch or squeeze sharply
- to be under the influence of methamphetamine
- adjust finely
name
noun
- (medicine) Initialism of Drug-Eluting Stent.
- (pathology) Initialism of Diffuse Esophageal Spasm.
- (astronomy) Initialism of Deep Ecliptic Survey, (an astronomy project).
- Abbreviation of diethylstilbestrol.
- (pathology) Initialism of Dry Eye Syndrome.
- (astronomy) Initialism of Dark Energy Survey, (an astronomy project).
- a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
- synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
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- the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
- act of writing in code or cipher
- The discipline that embodies the principles, means, and methods for transforming data to hide its semantic content, prevent unauthorized use, or detect modifications, while also ensuring information security through confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation.
noun
noun
- (cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.
- (music, slang) A hip-hop jam session.
- (slang) The path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking.
- Someone or something of no importance.
- A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
- (music) A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed.
- Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher.
- A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name.
- A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:
- Any text character.
- A numeric character.
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
- a secret method of writing
- a message written in a secret code
- a person of no influence
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
verb
verb
- (cryptography) To encode.
- To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
- (transitive) To add codes to (a data set).
- (informal, healthcare) To call a hospital emergency code.
- (genetics, intransitive) To encode a protein.
- (informal, healthcare) Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
- (computing) To write software programs.
- attach a code to
- convert ordinary language into code
noun
- By synecdoche: a codeword, code point, an encoded representation of a character, symbol, or other entity.
- A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
- Alternative form of cod.
- (cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
- A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
- (scientific programming) A program.
- (linguistics) A particular lect or language variety.
- A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
- (programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
- A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
- (medicine) An emergency requiring situation-trained members of the staff.
- (informal) A set of unwritten rules that bind a social group.
- (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
- a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
- a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
- a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification
noun
- An early form of substitution cipher.
- An assistant who specializes in providing timely and spatially relevant reminders of the names of persons and other socially important information.
- One who assigns or constructs names for persons or objects or classes thereof, as in a scientific classification system.
- A document containing such name assignments.
noun
- (cryptography) A set of more than one ciphertext enciphered with the same key.
- (algebra, ring theory) An invariant of rings and modules, encoding information about dimensionality; see Depth (ring theory).
- the most severe part
- the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
- (statistics) the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
- lowness
- (literary, usually in the plural) the deepest part (usually of a body of water)
- (logic) the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content
- the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
- (horology) a pair of toothed wheels which work together
- (art, photography) the property of appearing three-dimensional
- (computing, colors) the total palette of available colors
- (aeronautics) the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface
- (figuratively) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
- (literary, usually in the plural) a very remote part.
- (usually plural) a low moral state
- the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
- degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
- the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
- the extent downward or backward or inward
noun
- (cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.
- (chemistry, uncountable, countable) A separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller quantities (fractions) in which the composition changes according to a gradient; an instance of this process.
- (radiotherapy) The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.
- A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession.
- a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
- separation into portions
verb
- (cryptography) To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption.
- To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.
- (chemistry) To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc.
- (radiotherapy) To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions.
- separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- obtain by a fractional process
adj
- Involving use of a code or cipher.
- (crosswording) Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
- (zoology) Serving as camouflage.
- (zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
- (biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
- Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.
- Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
- (zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
- having a puzzling terseness
- of an obscure nature
- having a secret or hidden meaning
noun
noun
- (cryptography) Initialism of one-time pad.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of one true pair (or pairing): the romantic pairing preferred by an author or reader of fan fiction.
- (South Africa) Initialism of offer to purchase.
- (computing) Initialism of one-time password: a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction.
- Initialism of one-trick pony.
adj
name
phrase
prep_phrase
noun
- (uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography
- (informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcosis
- A secret supporter or follower.
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium
- (informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus
adj
verb
- (cryptography) To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.
- (wiki jargon) To lock a page title so it cannot be created.
- (archaeology) To add bogus evidence to an archaeological site.
- (transitive) To sprinkle throughout.
- (military, transitive) To sow with salt (of land), symbolizing a curse on its re-inhabitation.
- (intransitive) To deposit salt as a saline solution.
- (transitive) To add certain chemical elements to (a nuclear or conventional weapon) so that it generates more radiation.
- (nautical, of a ship) To fill with salt between the timbers and planks for the preservation of the timber.
- (mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.
- (transitive) To add salt to.
- add zest or liveliness to
- add salt to
- preserve with salt
- sprinkle as if with salt
adj
noun
- (chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
- (Internet slang, uncountable) Tears; indignation; outrage; arguing.
- (cryptography) A sequence of random data added to plain text data (such as passwords or messages) prior to encryption or hashing, in order to make brute force decryption more difficult.
- (figurative, uncountable) Skepticism and common sense.
- (slang, countable) A sailor (also old salt).
- (UK, historical, uncountable) The money demanded by Eton schoolboys during the montem.
- (historical, in the plural) Epsom salts or other salt used as a medicine.
- A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
- A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.
- (uncommon, countable) A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
- a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
- the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
- white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
adj
- (cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
- (figurative) Flexible, liable to change.
- Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- easily influenced
noun
- (cryptography) a property of a cryptographic algorithms in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
- The property by virtue of which a material can be extended in all directions without rupture by the application of load; a material's ability to be bent, formed, or shaped without cracking or breaking.
- The quality or state of being malleable.
- the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
noun
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
- (computing, social media) A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
verb
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- run on a block system
- shape into a block or blocks
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
noun
- (countable, cryptography) A four-square cipher.
- (uncountable) Alternative form of four square.
- (countable, architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
adj
adv
noun
- (cryptography) Initialism of cryptographic module.
- (engineering, uncountable) Initialism of configuration management.
- (Japan) Initialism of commercial message (“commercial video ad”).
- (chess) Initialism of Candidate Master.
- (India, Pakistan) Initialism of chief minister.
- (ring theory) Initialism of Cohen-Macaulay.
- (astronautics) Initialism of command module.
- (Canada) A member of the Order of Canada.
- (military) Initialism of cruise missile.
name
noun
- (cryptography) An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
- A slight adjustment or modification.
- A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
- Trouble; distress; tweag.
- (slang) Methamphetamine.
- (slang) A single inhalation of cocaine.
- a squeeze with the fingers
verb
- (intransitive, slang, by extension) To be extremely confused; to have no clue what is happening.
- (transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
- (transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).
- (intransitive, US, slang) To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse.
- (military, weaponry, uncommon) From a catapult, to strike a target with a missile.
- (transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
- pull or pull out sharply
- pinch or squeeze sharply
- to be under the influence of methamphetamine
- adjust finely
noun
name
noun
- the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
- act of writing in code or cipher
- The discipline that embodies the principles, means, and methods for transforming data to hide its semantic content, prevent unauthorized use, or detect modifications, while also ensuring information security through confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation.
noun
noun
- (cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.
- (music, slang) A hip-hop jam session.
- (slang) The path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking.
- Someone or something of no importance.
- A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
- (music) A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed.
- Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher.
- A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name.
- A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:
- Any text character.
- A numeric character.
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
- a secret method of writing
- a message written in a secret code
- a person of no influence
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
verb
noun
- An early form of substitution cipher.
- An assistant who specializes in providing timely and spatially relevant reminders of the names of persons and other socially important information.
- One who assigns or constructs names for persons or objects or classes thereof, as in a scientific classification system.
- A document containing such name assignments.
noun
- (cryptography) A set of more than one ciphertext enciphered with the same key.
- (algebra, ring theory) An invariant of rings and modules, encoding information about dimensionality; see Depth (ring theory).
- the most severe part
- the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
- (statistics) the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
- lowness
- (literary, usually in the plural) the deepest part (usually of a body of water)
- (logic) the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content
- the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
- (horology) a pair of toothed wheels which work together
- (art, photography) the property of appearing three-dimensional
- (computing, colors) the total palette of available colors
- (aeronautics) the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface
- (figuratively) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
- (literary, usually in the plural) a very remote part.
- (usually plural) a low moral state
- the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
- degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
- the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
- the extent downward or backward or inward
noun
- (cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.
- (chemistry, uncountable, countable) A separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller quantities (fractions) in which the composition changes according to a gradient; an instance of this process.
- (radiotherapy) The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.
- A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession.
- a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
- separation into portions
noun
- (cryptography) Initialism of one-time pad.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of one true pair (or pairing): the romantic pairing preferred by an author or reader of fan fiction.
- (South Africa) Initialism of offer to purchase.
- (computing) Initialism of one-time password: a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction.
- Initialism of one-trick pony.
adj
name
phrase
prep_phrase
noun
- (uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography
- (informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcosis
- A secret supporter or follower.
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium
- (informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus
adj
noun
- (cryptography) a property of a cryptographic algorithms in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
- The property by virtue of which a material can be extended in all directions without rupture by the application of load; a material's ability to be bent, formed, or shaped without cracking or breaking.
- The quality or state of being malleable.
- the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
noun
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
- (computing, social media) A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
verb
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- run on a block system
- shape into a block or blocks
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
verb
- (cryptography) To increase the security of an iterated block cipher by steps that combine the data with portions of the key.
- (ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
- (statistics) To normalize data so that the covariance matrix becomes the identity matrix; i.e., to remove correlations so each variable has unit variance.
- turn white
verb
- (cryptography) To encode.
- To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
- (transitive) To add codes to (a data set).
- (informal, healthcare) To call a hospital emergency code.
- (genetics, intransitive) To encode a protein.
- (informal, healthcare) Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
- (computing) To write software programs.
- attach a code to
- convert ordinary language into code
noun
- By synecdoche: a codeword, code point, an encoded representation of a character, symbol, or other entity.
- A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
- Alternative form of cod.
- (cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
- A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
- (scientific programming) A program.
- (linguistics) A particular lect or language variety.
- A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
- (programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
- A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
- (medicine) An emergency requiring situation-trained members of the staff.
- (informal) A set of unwritten rules that bind a social group.
- (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
- a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
- a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
- a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification
verb
- (cryptography) To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption.
- To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.
- (chemistry) To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc.
- (radiotherapy) To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions.
- separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- obtain by a fractional process
verb
- (cryptography) To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.
- (wiki jargon) To lock a page title so it cannot be created.
- (archaeology) To add bogus evidence to an archaeological site.
- (transitive) To sprinkle throughout.
- (military, transitive) To sow with salt (of land), symbolizing a curse on its re-inhabitation.
- (intransitive) To deposit salt as a saline solution.
- (transitive) To add certain chemical elements to (a nuclear or conventional weapon) so that it generates more radiation.
- (nautical, of a ship) To fill with salt between the timbers and planks for the preservation of the timber.
- (mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.
- (transitive) To add salt to.
- add zest or liveliness to
- add salt to
- preserve with salt
- sprinkle as if with salt
adj
noun
- (chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
- (Internet slang, uncountable) Tears; indignation; outrage; arguing.
- (cryptography) A sequence of random data added to plain text data (such as passwords or messages) prior to encryption or hashing, in order to make brute force decryption more difficult.
- (figurative, uncountable) Skepticism and common sense.
- (slang, countable) A sailor (also old salt).
- (UK, historical, uncountable) The money demanded by Eton schoolboys during the montem.
- (historical, in the plural) Epsom salts or other salt used as a medicine.
- A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
- A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.
- (uncommon, countable) A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
- a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
- the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
- white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
noun
- (countable, cryptography) A four-square cipher.
- (uncountable) Alternative form of four square.
- (countable, architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
adj
adv
adj
- Involving use of a code or cipher.
- (crosswording) Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
- (zoology) Serving as camouflage.
- (zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
- (biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
- Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.
- Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
- (zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
- having a puzzling terseness
- of an obscure nature
- having a secret or hidden meaning
noun
adj
- (cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
- (figurative) Flexible, liable to change.
- Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- easily influenced