roundfunction
nounUK /ˈraʊndˌfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈraʊndˌfʌŋkʃən/
A roundfunction is a special job that a computer does to mix up numbers so they are hard to guess.
The computer used a roundfunction to scramble the secret code.
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2. A step in a math process that changes a number in a set way.
Each roundfunction in the loop made the number a little different.
3. A repeated action in a computer program that works on data one round at a time.
The program ran the roundfunction ten times to finish the job.
4. A function that operates on a whole group of items together rather than one at a time.
The roundfunction handled all the players in the game at once.