codeword
codeword · codewords
A string representing an encoded piece of textA string representing an encoded piece of text.
US/ˈkoʊdˌwɝd/
Meaning
3 sensesA string representing an encoded piece of text.
Bob cannot get any information out of the codeword since he doesn't know what transmission bases Alice used.
A word or phrase (or by extension a concept) used to make a (concealed) reference to another word or concept.
A type of crossword puzzle where the letters of the alphabet are represented by numbers and the solver must identify them by their position and frequency.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From code + word.From code + word.
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Forms
plural: codewordsSynonyms
1 synonymsdogwhistle
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedpseudocodeword