stream cipher

noun

a symmetric-key cipher in which plaintext digits are combined with a pseudorandom cipher digit stream

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Meanings

nounstream cipher (plural stream ciphers)

plural stream ciphers

  1. computinga symmetric-key cipher in which plaintext digits are combined with a pseudorandom cipher digit stream

Translations

Finnish jonosalaaja, jonosalaus
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French chiffrement de flux
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German Stromverschlüsselung
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Icelandic straumdulritun
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Italian cifrario a flusso
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Cite this entry
APA

stream cipher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stream%20cipher

MLA

“stream cipher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stream%20cipher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stream cipher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stream%20cipher.

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