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1. A polyalphabetic cipher that uses a keyword consisting of a repeating pattern of letters to encrypt a message.

2. The study of cryptographic systems in order to find weaknesses and break codes.

3. The study of the frequency and distribution of letters or symbols in a text to help break a cipher.

4. A mathematical operator used to perform division with remainder, often denoted by the percent symbol (%).

5. A cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is replaced by another letter or symbol according to a predetermined pattern.

6. The encoded or coded message produced by a cipher.

7. A type of substitution cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is shifted a certain number of places down the alphabet.

8. A type of transposition cipher in which the plaintext is written diagonally on a criss-cross pattern.

9. An attack on a cipher by trying every possible key until the correct one is found.

10. A cipher that rearranges the letters or symbols of a message without changing them.

11. The process of converting plaintext into coded language to ensure its confidentiality.

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12. The original message before it is encrypted or coded.

13. A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic sounds of a language.

14. A cipher that uses multiple alphabets to encrypt a message.

15. The number of places by which each letter in the plaintext is shifted in the Caesar Cipher.

16. The process of converting coded or encrypted text or data back into plaintext.

17. A cipher that uses a single alphabet to encrypt a message.

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