cross-alphabet coding
nounUK /krɒs ˈælfəbɛt ˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /krɔs ˈælfəbɛt ˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Writing words using letters from a different alphabet.
The spy used cross-alphabet coding to hide the message in plain sight.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method of converting text from one writing system to another while keeping the sounds the same.
Cross-alphabet coding turned the English name into Greek letters.
3. A puzzle technique where each letter is replaced by its equivalent in another alphabet.
The puzzle used cross-alphabet coding to make the secret word harder to read.
4. The practice of mixing letters from two alphabets in a single message.
Her diary was full of cross-alphabet coding so only she could read it.