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cipher vs encode

encode vs cipher

cipher is a noun but encode is not a noun.

cipher and encode both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cipher Yes No Yes No
encode No No Yes No
As verbs, encode is a hypernym of cipher; that is, encode is a word with a broader meaning than cipher:
  • cipher: convert ordinary language into code
  • encode: convert information into code
cipher (noun) encode (noun)
a secret method of writing
a message written in a secret code
a person of no influence
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
cipher (verb) encode (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation convert information into code
convert ordinary language into code
Difference between cipher and encode

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