ciphering

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ciphering

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of cipher

noun cipherings

archaic A calculation or computation.
Similar: calculus
A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).

Similar: reckoning

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@misc{ciphering_2026,
  title = {ciphering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ciphering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}