multialphabet encoding
nounUK /ˌmʌltiˈælfəbet ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˌmʌltiˈælfəbet ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Multialphabet encoding is a way of writing secret messages using more than one set of letters or symbols.
The spy used multialphabet encoding so that each part of the message looked different.
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2. A data-encoding scheme that switches between several alphabets to represent different character sets.
The file used multialphabet encoding to store both Latin and Cyrillic text.
3. A method in cryptography where different alphabets are used for different positions in a message.
Breaking the multialphabet encoding required analyzing each alphabet separately.
4. The practice of combining several symbol sets in one coded message to increase confusion.
Her puzzle relied on multialphabet encoding, mixing numbers, letters, and emoji.