cipher

algorithm for encrypting and decrypting information
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cipher

Summary

cipher ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cipher is a type of algorithm[2].
  • cipher is a type of codec[3].
  • cipher is a type of code[4].
  • cipher is used for decryption[5].
  • cipher is used for encryption[6].
  • cipher's Commons category is recorded as Ciphers[7].
  • cipher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Classical ciphers[8].
  • cipher's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • cipher's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • cipher's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • cipher's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • cipher's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • cipher's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • cipher's different from is recorded as Cipher[15].
  • cipher's different from is recorded as encode[16].
  • cipher's properties for this type is recorded as P287[17].
  • cipher's properties for this type is recorded as P577[18].
  • cipher's properties for this type is recorded as P144[19].
  • cipher's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include algorithm[2], codec[3], and code[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include decryption[5] and encryption[6].

Influence

Things named for cipher include Bill Cipher[21], an animated character[22].

Why It Matters

cipher ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month).[1] cipher has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] cipher is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for cipher include Bill Cipher[21], an animated character[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh85026047
    Harper's tag → ciphers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: ciphers, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923738|ciphers (#289923738)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 5w ago · ~2026-46698-95 · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh85026047
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P244]]: A L P H B C D E F G I J K M N O Q R S T U V W X Y (Using 'I/J' in the same slot, skipping duplicate 'A')"
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