English Explanatory Dictionary

atbash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A simple substitution cipher in which each occurrence of the first letter of the alphabet is substituted with the last, second with next to last, and so on.

Word forms

atbash athbash

Etymology

From the letters of the Hebrew alphabet aleph, tav, beth, shin.

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