ciphers is a form of:

Cipher



noun
1.
(Representing naught or zero, any Arabic numeral, a secret writing, a monogram) 2 + x = 2 សូន្យ, Arabic cipher លេខ, written in cipher អក្សរសម្ងាត់, លេខសោ, He's only a cipher មនុស្សតូចតាច
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A character in general, as a figure or letter.
2.
A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold.
3.
One who, or that which, has no weight or influence.
4.
A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram; as, a painter's cipher, an engraver's cipher, etc. The cut represents the initials N. W.
5.
A private alphabet, system of characters, or other mode of writing, contrived for the safe transmission of secrets; also, a writing in such characters.
adjective
1.
Of the nature of a cipher; of no weight or influence.
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To use figures in a mathematical process; to do sums in arithmetic.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To write in occult characters.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To get by ciphering; as, to cipher out the answer.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To designate by characters.
1.
To decipher