Vigenère cipher

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Etymology[edit]

Named after Blaise de Vigenère (who was not, however, the first to invent it).

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Noun[edit]

Vigenère cipher (plural Vigenère ciphers)

  1. A text encryption technique that uses a series of different Caesar ciphers based on the letters of a keyword.

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