mixed alphabet

noun

The mapping from plaintext to ciphertext characters in a substitution cipher, when it is not merely a shift or reversal but an arbitrary reordering.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounmixed alphabet (plural mixed alphabets)

plural mixed alphabets

  1. computingThe mapping from plaintext to ciphertext characters in a substitution cipher, when it is not merely a shift or reversal but an arbitrary reordering.
Cite this entry
APA

mixed alphabet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixed%20alphabet

MLA

“mixed alphabet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixed%20alphabet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mixed alphabet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixed%20alphabet.

Source: mixed alphabet on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.