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Cipher vs. Cypher - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Even so, cypher is still considered a valid variant of cipher in many orthographic circles today Cypher is most popular in England, where it first emerged Additionally, this graph from Peter Shor's comment shows how "cypher" was the preferred word until the early 19th century, when "cipher" became more popular
Cipher vs Cypher - British English vs American English 2 This isn't strictly an "answer", but I thought you would be interested to see this pot-pourri of spellings of cipher cypher from the 16th century onwards It is from sense 5 of the word cipher cypher in the Oxford English Dictionary
siphon vs. syphon - any reason to prefer one over the other? Siphon is the common and preferred form My very big dictionary (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition) contains no distinct entry for syphon The entry for siphon reads as follows: si-phon also sy-phon n 1 A pipe or tube fashioned or deployed in an inverted U shape and filled until atmospheric pressure is sufficent to force a liquid from a reservoir in one end
What is the semantic difference between encipher and encrypt? Cypher A system of writing that prevents most people from understanding the message A cypher, is secret writing, a symbol or code, that means something other than its own self You might use invisible ink or have a letter for letter conversion code You could be a gypsy, placing two stones and a stick, to indicate a water source
What is the origin of prepone in Indian English? As Merriam-Webster notes, to prepone meaning “ to move to an earlier time ” is widely used by India's English speakers, but largely unheard outside the subcontinent Interestingly, the term was used as far back as the early 1500s with a slightly different meaning, “to place in front of, to set before,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary Here’s an example from a religious
idioms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Nonetheless, I've been asked to provide some degree of specificity: the first example that always comes to mind is the scene in The Matrix where Cypher is eating a steak and talking to the agent
A word that means to both encrypt and decrypt [duplicate] To cipher or encipherment In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption —a series of well-defined steps that can be followed as a procedure An alternative, less common term is encipherment Wikipedia (emphasis changed) Frankly, while this is the best word I can think of, I am not fond of it In a sense, when you encrypt or decrypt, you are