Encipher — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

convert ordinary language into code

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnsˈaɪfɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/djˈuːplɪkətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˈuːplɪkətˌɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnsˈaɪfɚɹ/.

Examples

We should encode the message for security reasons

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cipher cypher encrypt code inscribe write in code

Parts of Speech

verb	convert ordinary language into code “We should encode the message for security reasons”

Word Forms

code	noun	(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
coder	noun	a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
coding	noun	act of writing in code or cipher
cipher	noun	a message written in a secret code
cypher	noun	a secret method of writing
encryption	noun	the activity of converting data or information into code

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Chiffriermaschine

Konvertieren Sie gewöhnliche Sprache in Code

🇫🇷French

chiffrer

convertir un langage ordinaire en code

🇪🇸Spanish

codificar

convertir el lenguaje ordinario en código

🇮🇹Italian

cifrare

convertire il linguaggio ordinario in codice

🇳🇱Dutch

coderen

zet gewone taal om in code

🇵🇹Portuguese

cifrar

converter linguagem comum em código

🇷🇺Russian

шифровать

конвертировать обычный язык в код

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सांकेतिक शब्दों में बदलना

साधारण भाषा को कोड में बदलें

🇧🇩Bengali

এনসিফার

সাধারণ ভাষাকে কোডে রূপান্তর করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

குறியாக்கி

சாதாரண மொழியை குறியீட்டாக மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుప్తీకరించువాడు

సాధారణ భాషను కోడ్‌గా మార్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कूटलेखन

सामान्य भाषा कोडमध्ये रूपांतरित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંકેતલિપી

સામાન્ય ભાષાને કોડમાં કન્વર્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎನ್ಸೈಫರ್

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಕೋಡ್ ಆಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എൻസിഫർ

സാധാരണ ഭാഷയെ കോഡാക്കി മാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਨਸਾਈਫਰ

ਆਮ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرموز

عام زبان کو کوڈ میں تبدیل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

加密

将普通语言转换为代码

🇯🇵Japanese

暗号化する

通常の言語をコードに変換する

🇰🇷Korean

암호화하다

일반 언어를 코드로 변환

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mật mã

chuyển đổi ngôn ngữ thông thường thành mã

🇹🇭Thai

เข้ารหัส

แปลงภาษาธรรมดาให้เป็นโค้ด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menulis dlm kode

mengubah bahasa biasa menjadi kode

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شفر يحول الى شفرة

تحويل اللغة العادية إلى رمز

🇮🇷Persian

رمزگذاری

تبدیل زبان معمولی به کد

🇹🇷Turkish

şifrelemek

sıradan dili koda dönüştürün

🇮🇱Hebrew

להצפין

להמיר שפה רגילה לקוד

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