autokey

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autokey

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From auto- + key.

adjective

not comparable Being a cipher that incorporates the plaintext into the key.
Similar: autoclave

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"autokey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/autokey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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autokey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/autokey

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"autokey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/autokey.

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@misc{autokey_2026,
  title = {autokey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/autokey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}