vigenrecode
nounUK /viːʒənˈreɪkəʊd/
US /viːʒənˈreɪkoʊd/
A vigenrecode is a secret code that uses a keyword to hide a message.
The spy wrote the note in a vigenrecode so only her friend could read it.
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2. A puzzle where letters are shifted by a repeating keyword.
We solved the vigenrecode by matching each letter to the keyword.
3. A way to scramble text so it looks like nonsense.
The vigenrecode turned the sentence into a jumble of letters.
4. A tool or chart used to encode and decode messages.
She kept her vigenrecode chart hidden in a notebook.