loopcipher

noun

UK /ˈluːpˌsaɪfə/

US /ˈlupˌsaɪfər/

A loopcipher is a secret code that repeats a pattern to hide a message.

The spy used a loopcipher to scramble the note so only her friend could read it.

SYNONYMS

repeating cipher cyclic code pattern cipher rotating cipher

RELATED WORDS

encryption cipher key cryptogram decoder pattern

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A repeating sequence used to lock or unlock digital information.

The app stored the password in a loopcipher that cycled every minute.

3. A puzzle where the same clue pattern comes back again and again.

Solving the loopcipher took three rounds of the same trick.

4. A coded ring or bracelet whose symbols repeat around the band.

She wore a loopcipher that spelled her name in a circle.