transposition cipher
noun Cryptography.
a cipher that rearranges the letters of the plain text in a different sequence.
Compare
substitution cipher.
Origin of transposition cipher
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby transposition cipher
transposase,
transpose,
transposed conjugate,
transposing instrument,
transposition,
transposition cipher,
transposition of great vessels,
transposon,
transputer,
transpyloric plane,
transracial