block cipher

noun

Any deterministic cipher that operates on fixed-size groups of bits (binary digits), called blocks, with an unvarying transformation specified by a symmetric key.

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Meanings

nounblock cipher (plural block ciphers)

plural block ciphers

  1. computingAny deterministic cipher that operates on fixed-size groups of bits (binary digits), called blocks, with an unvarying transformation specified by a symmetric key.
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